An introduction to magnetohydrodynamics / P.A. Davidson.
An introduction to magnetohydrodynamics / P.A. Davidson.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N538.6/17
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English
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xviii, 431 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. A Qualitative Overview of MHD -- 2. The Governing Equations of Electrodynamics -- 3. The Governing Equations of Fluid Mechanics -- 4. Kinematics of MHD: Advection and Diffusion of a Magnetic Field -- 5. Dynamics at Low Magnetic Reynolds Numbers -- 6. Dynamics at Moderate to High Magnetic Reynolds...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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England
Date Published
2001.
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"This book is intended to serve as an introductory text for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in physics, applied mathematics and engineering. The material in the text is heavily weighted towards incompressible flows and to terrestrial (as distinct from astrophysical) applications. The final sections of the text also contain an outli...
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An introduction to magnetohydrodynamics / P.A. Davidson.
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Cambridge texts in applied mathematics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-425) and index.
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N538.6/17
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0521794870 (pbk.)
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0521791499 (hbk.)
9780521794879 (pbk.)
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538.6
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991014087959702626
