Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence:
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Main Author: Biskamp, D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. Cambridge University Press 2003
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index
This book presents an introduction to, and state-of-the-art account of, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Applications to three topics from astrophysics are considered: the solar wind, accretion disks, and the interstellar medium. Suitable for graduate students and researchers working in turbulence theory, plasma physics and astrophysics
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Magnetohydrodynamics; 3 Transition to turbulence; 4 Macroscopic turbulence theory; 5 Spectral properties and phenomenology; 6 Two-point-closure theory; 7 Intermittency; 8 Two-dimensional turbulence; 9 Compressible turbulence and turbulent convection; 10 Turbulence in the solar wind; 11 Turbulence in accretion disks; 12 Interstellar turbulence; Outlook; References; Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 297 pages)
ISBN:0511064217
0511072678
9780511064210
9780511072673

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