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Magnetic reconnection: MHD theory and applications

By Eric Priest , Terry Forbes

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
2000
ISBN
9780521481793, 0521481791
Open Library ID
OL7742480M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5767002 bytes)
Pages
596\596
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Magnetic reconnection is at the core of many dynamic phenomena in the universe, such as solar flares, geomagnetic substorms and tokamak disruptions. Written by two world leaders on the subject, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of this fundamental process. Coverage gives both a pedagogical account of the basic theory and a wide-ranging review of the physical phenomena created by reconnection--from laboratory machines, the Earth's magnetosphere, and the Sun's atmosphere to flare stars and astrophysical accretion disks. It also includes a succinct account of particle acceleration by electric fields, stochastic fields and shock waves, and how reconnection can be important in these mechanisms. Clearly written and highly accessible, this volume serves as an essential introduction for graduate students in solar physics, astrophysics, plasma physics and space science. Researchers in these fields also will find Magnetic Reconnection an authoritative reference.

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