Magnetohydrodynamics Historical Evolution and Trends /

• Main Authors: Molokov, Sergei (Author), Moreau, René (Author), Moffatt, Keith (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Fluid Mechanics And Its Applications, 80
• Subjects: Physics.; Fluids.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Astrophysics.; Nuclear fusion.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Nuclear Fusion.

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) studies the interaction between the flow of an electrically conducting fluid and magnetic fields. It involves such diverse topics as the evolution and dynamics of astrophysical objects, thermonuclear fusion, metallurgy and semiconductor crystal growth, etc. Although the fi...