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Most of the visible matter in the universe exists in the plasma state. Plasmas are of major importance for space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics. On Earth they are essential for magnetic controlled thermonuclear fusion.
This textbook collects lecture notes from a one-semester course taught at the K.U. Leuven to advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics and physics. A particular strength of this book is that it provides a low threshold introduction to plasmas with an emphasis on first principles and fundamental concepts and properties.
The discussion of plasma models is to a large extent limited to Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) with its merits and limitations clearly explained. MHD provides the students on their first encounter with plasmas, with a powerful plasma model that they can link to familiar classic fluid dynamics. The solar wind is studied as an example of hydrodynamics and MHD at work in solar physics and astrophysics.
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Book Title: An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics
Authors: Marcel Goossens
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1076-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1429-1Published: 31 August 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1433-8Published: 31 August 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1076-4Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 203
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques