An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics
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"An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics" by Marcel Goossens is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.
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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"An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics" by Marcel Goossens is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.
Topic: Deep Sky & Solar System
Author: Marcel Goossens
Who this is for:
- Astronomy students
- Researchers and advanced hobbyists
- Readers exploring space science topics
Why this book matters: It matters because it helps readers build a stronger understanding of astronomy concepts, observations, and scientific ideas related to space.
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.
| Author | Marcel Goossens |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Published | 2003-08-31 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781402014291 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Pages | 224 |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Medical |
| Topic | Deep Sky & Solar System |
| Series | Astrophysics and Space Science Library |
Format: Hardcover
Length: 224 pages
Language: English
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