Cosmic Electrodynamics Electrodynamics and Magnetic Hydrodynamics of Cosmic Plasmas /

This volume offers a deep and detailed overview of plasma behavior in diverse astrophysical conditions. The presentation is based on a solid science foundation that includes well established physical laws of electromagnetism, hydrodynamics, classical and quantum mechanics and other relevant fields o...

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Main Authors: Fleishman, Gregory D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Toptygin, Igor N. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 388
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5782-4
Table of Contents:
  • Magnetohydrodynamics of the Cosmic Plasma
  • Non-Linear MHD Waves and Discontinuities
  • Instability of MHD motion and MHD turbulence
  • Generation of magnetic field
  • Plasma Dispersion
  • Linear modes in the plasma
  • Weak Turbulence and Magnetic Reconnection
  • Wave-Particle Interactions
  • Particle Transport
  • Particle Acceleration
  • Generation of linear modes by given electric current
  • Microscopic Emission Processes in the Plasma
  • Transport of Radiation
  • Self-consistent models of astrophysical objects.