Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 584 g
Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 584 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-81011-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This book presents an introduction to, and modern account of, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, an active field both in general turbulence theory and in various areas of astrophysics. The book starts by introducing the MHD equations, certain useful approximations and the transition to turbulence. The second part of the book covers incompressible MHD turbulence, the macroscopic aspects connected with the different self-organization processes, the phenomenology of the turbulence spectra, two-point closure theory, and intermittency. The third considers two-dimensional turbulence and compressible (in particular, supersonic) turbulence. Because of the similarities in the theoretical approach, these chapters start with a brief account of the corresponding methods developed in hydrodynamic turbulence. The final part of the book is devoted to astrophysical applications: turbulence in the solar wind, in accretion disks, and in the interstellar medium. This book is suitable for graduate students and researchers working in turbulence theory, plasma physics and astrophysics.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Elektrizität, Elektrodynamik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Magnetismus
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Plasmaphysik
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Magnetohydrodynamics; 3. Transition to turbulence; 4. Macroscopic turbulence theory; 5. Spectral properties and phenomenology; 6. Two-point-closure theory; 7. Intermittency; 8. Two-dimensional turbulence; 9. Compressible turbulence and turbulent convection; 10. Turbulence in the solar wind; 11. Turbulence in accretion disks; 12. Interstellar turbulence; References; Index.
