A comprehensive textbook which prioritises physical ideas over mathematical detail. This new edition offers additional coverage of planetary dynamos, astrophysical applications and fusion plasma magnetohydrodynamics. An ideal companion for both undergraduates and postgraduates in physics, applied mathematics or engineering.
A comprehensive textbook which prioritises physical ideas over mathematical detail. This new edition offers additional coverage of planetary dynamos, astrophysical applications and fusion plasma magnetohydrodynamics. An ideal companion for both undergraduates and postgraduates in physics, applied mathematics or engineering.
P. A. Davidson is a professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He has authored over 100 publications in the fields of magnetohydrodynamics and turbulence, including the books Turbulence: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers (2015) and Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified and Electrically Conducting Fluids (2013). He is also an associate editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. From Maxwell's Equations to Magnetohydrodynamics: 1. A qualitative overview of MHD 2. The governing equations of electrodynamics 3. A first course in fluid dynamics 4. The governing equations of MHD Part II. The Fundamentals of Incompressible MHD: 5. Kinematics - advection, diffusion and intensification of magnetic fields 6. Dynamics at low magnetic Reynolds number 7. Dynamics at high magnetic Reynolds number 8. An introduction to turbulence 9. MHD turbulence at low and high magnetic Reynolds number Part III. Applications in Engineering and Materials: 10. The world of metallurgical MHD 11. The generation and suppression of motion in castings 12. Axisymmetric flows driven by the injection of current 13. MHD instabilities in aluminium reduction cells Part IV. Applications in Physics: 14. The geodynamo 15. Stellar magnetism 16. Plasma containment in fusion reactors Appendix A. Vector identities and theorems Appendix B. Physical properties of liquid metals References Index.
Part I. From Maxwell's Equations to Magnetohydrodynamics: 1. A qualitative overview of MHD 2. The governing equations of electrodynamics 3. A first course in fluid dynamics 4. The governing equations of MHD Part II. The Fundamentals of Incompressible MHD: 5. Kinematics - advection, diffusion and intensification of magnetic fields 6. Dynamics at low magnetic Reynolds number 7. Dynamics at high magnetic Reynolds number 8. An introduction to turbulence 9. MHD turbulence at low and high magnetic Reynolds number Part III. Applications in Engineering and Materials: 10. The world of metallurgical MHD 11. The generation and suppression of motion in castings 12. Axisymmetric flows driven by the injection of current 13. MHD instabilities in aluminium reduction cells Part IV. Applications in Physics: 14. The geodynamo 15. Stellar magnetism 16. Plasma containment in fusion reactors Appendix A. Vector identities and theorems Appendix B. Physical properties of liquid metals References Index.
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