Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence /
This book presents an introduction to, and state-of-the-art account of, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Applications to three topics from astrophysics are considered: the solar wind, accretion disks, and the interstellar medium. Suitable for graduate students and researchers working in turbule...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 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; Outlook; References; Index.