Mhd Waves

Plasma Physics · Part 3

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.4.1 Linearized MHD
  2. 2.4.2 Characteristic Speeds
  3. 3.4.3 Alfvén Waves
  4. 4.4.4 Magnetosonic Waves
  5. 5.4.5 Special Cases
  6. 6.4.6 Wave Energy and Group Velocity
  7. 7.Alfvén Speed
  8. 8.Sound Speed
  9. 9.Fast Magnetosonic Wave
  10. 10.Slow Magnetosonic Wave

Key Equations

$$\rho = \rho_0 + \rho_1, \quad \mathbf{B} = \mathbf{B}_0 + \mathbf{B}_1, \quad p = p_0 + p_1, \quad \mathbf{u} = \mathbf{u}_1$$
$$c_s = \sqrt{\frac{\gamma p_0}{\rho_0}}$$
$$\omega = k v_A$$
$$\omega = k\sqrt{c_s^2 + v_A^2}$$

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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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