Mathematical Aspects of Natural Dynamos

Zusatztext "Dormy and Soward are the editors of the book! they have done a magnificent job in taking what was evidently a series of paper written by scientists from around the world and combining them into a single book that has a consistent tone throughout out." - In Books-on-Line! August 2007". . . the quality of the text is high! and the content is far from reiterating previous works . . . highly recommended; particularly those new to the field! but also as a reference and refresher for those already immersed in the topic." - Graeme Sarson! University of Newcastle! in GAFD! September 2008 Informationen zum Autor Emmanuel Dormy, Andrew M. Soward Klappentext This unified! interdisciplinary! and comprehensive collection provides a foundation in dynamo theory before moving on to modeling aspects of natural dynamos. It introduces governing equations! outlines the kinematic dynamo theory! covers nonlinear effects! and discusses fluid dynamics. The book then describes the Earth's magnetic field and the current understanding of its characteristics. Subsequent chapters examine other planets in our solar system and the magnetic field of stars! including the sun. The book also addresses dynamo action on the large scale of galaxies! presents modeling experiments of natural dynamos! and speculates about future research directions. Zusammenfassung Covers dynamo theory and modeling aspects of natural dynamos. This book introduces governing equations, outlines the kinematic dynamo theory, covers nonlinear effects, including amplitude saturation and polarity reversals, and discusses fluid dynamics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction to Self-Excited Dynamo Action. Nonlinearities and Saturation. Dynamics of Rotating Fluids. The Geodynamo. Planetary Dynamos. Stellar Dynamos. Galactic Dynamos. Survey of Experimental Results. Prospects. Appendices. References. Indices.

Product details

• Authors: Emmanuel Dormy, Emmanuel (Cnrs-Ens-Ipgp Dormy, Emmanuel Soward Dormy
• Assisted by: Emmanuel Dormy (Editor), Emmanuel (Cnrs-Ens-Ipgp Dormy (Editor), Dormy Emmanuel (Editor), Andrew M. Soward (Editor), Andrew M. (Newcastle University Soward (Editor), Soward Andrew M. (Editor), Michael Ghil (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.06.2007
• EAN: 9781584889540
• ISBN: 978-1-58488-954-0
• No. of pages: 516
• Series: The Fluid Mechanics of Astrophysics and Geophysics; The Fluid Mechanics of Astrophysics and Geophysics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Geophysics, Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Earth Sciences, Plasma Physics