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Nonlinear MHD waves and turbulence

By Pierre-Louis Sulem , Thierry Passot

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1999
ISBN
9783540666974, 3540666974
Open Library ID
OL18138381M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5223718 bytes)
Series
LNP0536
Pages
394\394
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

This book is of interest to researchers in astrophysics and the planetary sciences. It surveys the current knowledge on the propagation of nonlinear waves and the development of a turbulent dynamics in magnetohydrodynamic flows. The authors emphasize how the theoretical understanding of MHD waves and turbulence is related to the description of media where the presence of an ambient magnetic field is known to play an essential role. These effects are important in the physics of various space plasmas such as the magnetosphere, the solar wind, the solar corona, the interplanetary and interstellar media, etc. The authors treat fundamental aspects as revealed by asymptotic analysis, numerical simulations, and observations in the solar wind.

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