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Spontaneous current sheets in magnetic fields : with applications to stellar x-rays

By Parker E.N.

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1994
ISBN
0195073711, 9780195073713
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
8 MB (8457864 bytes)
Series
International series on astronomy and astrophysics, 1
Pages
435\435
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-12-29 17:00:00

Description

Provides a complete introduction to plasma physics as taught in a 1-year graduate course. Covers all important topics of plasma theory, omitting no mathematical steps in derivations. Covers solitons, parametric instabilities, weak turbulence theory, and more. Includes exercises and problems which apply theories to practical examples. 4 of the 10 chapters do not include complex variables and can be used for a 1-semester senior level undergraduate course 1. Introduction -- 2. The Field Equations -- 3. Invariance, Degeneracy, and Continuous Solutions -- 4. Formal Structure of the Magnetostatic Equations -- 5. Direct Integration of Equilibrium Equations -- 6. Examples of Field Discontinuities -- 7. The Optical Analogy -- 8. Topology of Tangential Discontinuities -- 9. Fluid Motions -- 10. Effects of Resistivity -- 11. Solar X-Ray Emission -- 12. Universal Nanoflares

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