Author : J. P. Goedbloed
Release : 2010-04-29
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 280/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Advanced Magnetohydrodynamics by : J. P. Goedbloed
Download or read book Advanced Magnetohydrodynamics written by J. P. Goedbloed. This book was released on 2010-04-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from the companion volume Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics, this textbook analyzes the applications of plasma physics to thermonuclear fusion and plasma astrophysics from the single viewpoint of MHD. This approach turns out to be ever more powerful when applied to streaming plasmas (the vast majority of visible matter in the Universe), toroidal plasmas (the most promising approach to fusion energy), and nonlinear dynamics (where it all comes together with modern computational techniques and extreme transonic and relativistic plasma flows). The textbook interweaves theory and explicit calculations of waves and instabilities of streaming plasmas in complex magnetic geometries. It is ideally suited to advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in plasma physics and astrophysics.