Features
ISBN Number: 9780521033947
Subtitle: Mhd Theory and Applications
Written by: Priest, Eric
Written by: Forbes, Terry
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Magnetic reconnection.
Subject: Magnetic reconnection Magnetic reconnection
Date of Publication: February 2007
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: 192 line diagrams 1 half-tone 6 tabl
Number of Pages: 612
Book Size: 961x669x128 213
Magnetic reconnection is at the core of many dynamic phenomena in the universe, such as solar flares, geomagnetic substorms and tokamak disruptions. In an authoritative volume, two world leaders on the subject give a comprehensive overview of this fundamental process. The book provides both a full account of the basic theory and a wide-ranging review of the physical phenomena created by reconnection - from laboratory machines, the Earth’s magnetosphere, and the Sun’s atmosphere to flare stars and astrophysical accretion disks. It also provides a succinct account of various mechanisms of particle acceleration and of how reconnection can be important in such mechanisms. The clear and pedagogical style makes this book an essential introduction for graduate students and an authoritative reference for researchers in solar physics, astrophysics, plasma physics and space science. Synopsis:
This authoritative volume gives a comprehensive overview of magnetic reconnection. Providing a lucid introduction to the theory, and a wide-ranging review of its applications, it is ideal for graduate students and researchers in solar physics, astrophysics, plasma physics and space science.
Synopsis:
A lucid introduction to the theory of magnetic reconnection and a wide-ranging review of its applications.
