Magnetoconvection

Informationen zum Autor N. O. Weiss is Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Clare College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a former President of the Royal Astronomical Society, which awarded him a Gold Medal in 2007. His research has centred on astrophysical fluid dynamics and especially on nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic interactions between convection and magnetic fields in the Sun and other stars, as well as in the Earth. Klappentext Leading experts present the current state of knowledge of the subject of magnetoconvection from the viewpoint of applied mathematics. Zusammenfassung Here! leading experts present the current state of knowledge of the subject of magnetoconvection: the study of the interplay between magnetic fields and convection. The book covers all aspects of the subject from the viewpoint of applied mathematics! and as a branch of astrophysical (or geophysical) fluid dynamics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic MHD; 3. Linearized Boussinesq magnetoconvection; 4. The nonlinear regime; 5. 2D Boussinesq magnetoconvection; 6. 3D Boussinesq magnetoconvection; 7. Magnetoconvection, rotation and the dynamo; 8. Compressible magnetoconvection; 9. Solar and stellar magnetic fields; Appendix A. The Boussinesq and anelastic approximations; Appendix B. Chaotic systems; Appendix C. Double-diffusive convection; Appendix D. Magnetic buoyancy and the magneto-Boussinesq approximation; References; Index.

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• Authors: M. R. E. Proctor, M. R. E. (University of Cambridge) Proctor, Michael Proctor, N O Weiss, N. O. Weiss, N. O. (University of Cambridge) Weiss, N. O. (University of Cambridge) Proctor Weiss, N. O. Proctor Weiss, Nigel Weiss, Nigel Oscar Weiss
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2014
• EAN: 9780521190558
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19055-8
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics; Cambridge Monographs on Mechan; Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics; Cambridge Monographs on Mechan
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)