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Goedbloed Prof. Dr. J.P. Goedbloed Advisor, FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics "Rijnhuizen", Edisonbaan 14, 3439 MN
Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Professor emeritus Theoretical Plasma Physics, Astronomy Department, Utrecht University
Tel.: +31 (0) 30 609 6999 Fax: +31 (0) 30 603 1204 http://www.rijnh.nl/users/goedbloed . . . . (charcoal by Henk van der Vorst) · Advanced Magnetohydrodynamics;
with Applications to Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, by Hans Goedbloed, Rony Keppens, and Stefaan Poedts Rony Keppens (home page)
Stefaan Poedts (home page)
Following on from the companion volume Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics, this textbook analyzes the applications of plasma physics to thermonuclear fusion and plasma astrophysics from the single viewpoint of MHD. This approach turns out to be ever more powerful when applied to streaming plasmas (the vast majority of visible matter in the Universe), toroidal plasmas (the most promising approach to fusion energy), and nonlinear dynamics (where it all comes together with modern computational techniques and extreme transonic and relativistic plasma flows). The textbook interweaves theory and explicit calculations of waves and instabilities of streaming plasmas in complex magnetic geometries. It is ideally suited to advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in plasma physics and astrophysics.
CONTENTS Part III. Flow and Dissipation: 12. Waves and instabilities of stationary plasmas; 13. Shear flow and rotation; 14. Resistive plasma dynamics; 15. Computational linear MHD; Part IV. Toroidal Plasmas: 16. Static equilibrium of toroidal plasmas; 17. Linear dynamics of static toroidal plasmas; 18. Linear dynamics of stationary toroidal plasmas; Part V. Nonlinear Dynamics: 19. Computational nonlinear MHD; 20. Transonic MHD flows and shocks; 21. Ideal MHD in special relativity; Appendices. ISBN 9780521879576 (hardback, Cambridge, UK branch);
ISBN 9780521705240 (paperback, Cambridge, UK branch).
ISBN 9780521879576 (hardback, New York branch);
ISBN 9780521705240 (paperback, New York branch).
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Order from Cambridge University Press,
with a discount of 20%, using one of the flyers:
UK_flyer_AdvMHD.pdf
(Cambridge, UK branch, until 30 September 2010) US_flyer_AdvMHD.pdf
(New York branch, until 31 December 2010) ·
A book presentation was held at Rijnhuizen on 11 June 2010, with musical accompaniment on the viola da gamba:
Ralph Rousseau (home page)
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A workshop on "Advanced Magnetohydrodynamics" will be held 11-15 April 2011 at Leiden
University: Lorentz Center
Principles
of Magnetohydrodynamics ·
Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics; with Applications to Laboratory
and Astrophysical Plasmas, by
Hans Goedbloed and Stefaan Poedts (Cambridge University Press, 2004): This
textbook provides a modern and accessible introduction to
magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). It describes the two main applications of plasma physics
-- laboratory research on thermo-nuclear fusion energy and
plasma-astrophysics of the solar system, stars and accretion disks -- from
the single viewpoint of MHD. This approach provides effective methods and
insights for the interpretation of plasma phenomena on virtually all scales,
from the laboratory to the Universe. It equips the reader with the necessary
tools to understand the complexities of plasma dynamics in extended magnetic
structures. The classical MHD model is developed in detail without omitting
steps in the derivations, and problems are included at the end of each
chapter. This text is ideal for senior-level undergraduate and graduate
courses in plasma physics and astrophysics.
CONTENTS Part I. Plasma Physics Preliminaries: 1. Introduction; 2. Elements of plasma physics; 3. 'Derivation' of the macroscopic equations; Part II. Basic Magnetohydrodynamics: 4. The MHD model; 5. Waves and characteristics; 6. Spectral theory; 7. Waves and instabilities on inhomogeneous plasmas; 8. Magnetic structures and dynamics; 9. Cylindrical plasmas; 10. Initial value problem and wave damping; 11. Resonant absorption and wave heating; Appendices. ISBN 0521 6 2347 2 (hardback);
ISBN 0 521 62607 2 (paperback).
· Book review by Prof. Eugene Parker: J. Fluid Mechanics (2004), 519, p. 377-379. ·
A workshop with the same name was held 21-24 March 2005 at Leiden
University: Lorentz Center
[Errata] [Lectures] [Publications] · Errata on
Advanced Magnetohydrodynamics: ErrataAdvMHD.pdf
(updated 2 July 2010) · Errata on
Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics: ErrataPrMHD.pdf
(updated 2 July 2010) · Lectures at
Astronomy Department, University of Sao Paulo, March-May 2007: AdvancedMHD.pdf
(Description of the course) MHD1.pdf (Introduction) MHD2.pdf (Elements of
plasma physics) MHD4.pdf (The MHD model) MHD5.pdf (Waves and
characteristics) MHD6.pdf (Spectral
theory) MHD7.pdf (Waves and instabilities
in inhomogeneous plasmas) MHD8.pdf (Magnetic
structures and dynamics) MHDF.pdf (Flow: Waves and
instabilities in stationary plasmas) MHDR.pdf (Resistive
plasmas) MHDT.pdf (Toroidal
plasmas) MHDS.pdf (Transonic MHD
flows and shocks) MHDapp.pdf (Appendices:
Vector identies and Tables) RT.tar.bz2 (Exercise of
MHD7: Fortran files for Rayleigh-Taylor instability) Solo.tar.bz2
(Exercise of MHDT: Fortran files for Soloviev equilibrium) · Publications
Goedbloed et al.: Publications.pdf
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