MHD at large Magnetic Reynolds number
This chapter gives an overview of the effects of large magnetic Reynolds number on the MHD of convecting fluids. Topics discussed include flux expulsion, MHD waves, and magnetoconvection.
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MECHANICAL SCIENCES COURSES AND LECTURES -No. 418
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
EDITED BY PETER A. DAVIDSON UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ANDRETHESS UNIVERSITY OF ILMENAU
Lecture notes of the 1999 summer school organised by IUTAM and HYDROMAG
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ISBN 978-3-211-83686-6
DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-2546-5
ISBN 978-3-7091-2546-5 (eBook)
PREFACE
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is the study of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and the flow of conducting fluids like liquid metals, molten semiconductors, and plasmas. It presents a fundamental challenge to both fluid dynamics and electrodynamics with applications ranging from materials processing, to the understanding of the origin of Earth's magnetic field and the nature of solar flares. The present lecture notes are based on lectures given during the tenth IUTAM International Summer School on Magnetohydrodynamics held at CISM in Udine (Italy) from 21 to 25 June 1999. The lecture notes are intended to be accessible to graduate and postgraduate students as well as academics and research engineers who wish to become familiar with magnetohydrodynamics. The summer school was the brainchild of Rene Moreau who quietly but efficiently organised the entire event in such a way that it was a delight to lecturers and participants alike. It is a pleasure to acknowledge our gratitude to Rene Moreau, not just for his extraordinary contribution to this school, but for his unique and sustained contribution to MHD over the last few decades. We wish also to express our gratitude to the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM) and the International Union for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) for their support and the authors for their eff
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