MHD Couette Flows - Experiments and Models

All papers were peer reviewed. The importance of connecting astrophysical theory, simulations and laboratory experiments is enormous. In particular it is widely understood that laboratory experiments are the key ingredients for validating astrophysical codes. This understanding is particularly acute in the area of magneto-rotational instability (MRI) research. This book witnesses the vigorous discussions that groups of experimentalists and theorists had during the workshop, from "what would the ideal MRI experiment be like," to "can we understand the nonlinear saturation of the MRI?"

About the author

Guenther Ruediger received his PhD from the University of Jena, Germany. He is Professor at the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, and lectures at the University of Potsdam. He worked at the University of Goettingen, and the High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, Colorado. He is also a former visiting professor at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.For his successful experiments regarding the the magneto-rotational instability theory he was awarded the 2008 Science Price of the Donor Federation of German Science.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alfio Bonanno (Editor), G]nther R]diger (Editor), Robert Rosner (Editor), Günther Rüdiger (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2011
• EAN: 9780735402157
• ISBN: 978-0-7354-0215-7
• No. of pages: 218
• Weight: 830 g
• Series: AIP Conference Proceedings / Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy