Solar and Stellar Dynamos Saas-Fee Advanced Course 39 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy /

Astrophysical dynamos are at the heart of cosmic magnetic fields of a wide range of scales, from planets and stars to entire galaxies. This book presents a thorough, step-by-step introduction to solar and stellar dynamos. Looking first at the ultimate origin of cosmic seed magnetic fields, the antag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Charbonneau, Paul (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Steiner, Oskar (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Saas-Fee Advanced Course, 39
Temas:
Astrophysics.
Plasma (Ionized gases).
Electrodynamics.
Magnetism.
Nonlinear Optics.
Plasma Physics.
Classical Electrodynamics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Magnetohydrodynamics
  • 2 Decay and Amplification of Magnetic Fields
  • 3 Dynamo Models of the Solar Cycle
  • 4 Fluctuations, Intermittency and Predictivity
  • 5 Stellar Dynamos
  • A Useful Identities and Theorems from Vector Calculus
  • B Coordinate Systems and the Fluid Equations
  • C Physical and Astronomical Constants
  • D Maxwell's Equations and Physical Units
  • Index.

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