Magnetohydrodynamics
Plasma Physics · Part 3
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Table of Contents
- 1.8.1 Foundations of MHD
- 2.8.2 MHD Conservation Laws
- 3.8.3 Magnetic Helicity
- 4.8.4 Force-Free Magnetic Fields
- 5.8.5 Magnetic Reconnection
- 6.8.6 MHD Shocks and Discontinuities
- 7.8.7 MHD Turbulence
- 8.8.8 The Magnetic Dynamo
- 9.8.9 Astrophysical and Laboratory Applications
- 10.Complete MHD System (Summary)
Key Equations
$$\frac{\partial \rho}{\partial t} + \nabla \cdot (\rho \mathbf{u}) = 0 \quad \text{(mass)}$$
$$\frac{dH_M}{dt} = -2\int_V \mathbf{E} \cdot \mathbf{B} \, d^3r = -2\eta \int_V \mathbf{J} \cdot \mathbf{B} \, d^3r$$
$$\tau_{\text{SP}} = \sqrt{\tau_A \tau_R} = \tau_A S^{1/2}$$
$$\mathbf{z}^\pm = \mathbf{u} \pm \frac{\mathbf{B}}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \rho}} = \mathbf{u} \pm \mathbf{v}_A$$
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Course Context
This PDF is part of the Plasma Physics course on CoursesHub.World. Comprehensive study of the fourth state of matter. Covers single-particle motion, kinetic theory, MHD, waves and instabilities, collisional processes, magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, space a...
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