Magnetohydrodynamics (eBook)

Part I Dynamo, Astrophysics, and Plasmas: How MHD Transformed the Theory of Geomagnetism, by Paul Roberts; Early Magnetohydrodynamic Research in Stockholm, by Bo Lehnert; Dynamo Experiments, by Agris Gailitis, Olgerts Lielausis, Gunter Gerbeth, Frank Stefani ; Mean—Field Dynamo Theory: Early Ideas and Today’s Problems, by Karl-Heinz Rädler; Astrophysical MHD - The Early Years, by Leon Mestel; Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in Astrophysical Plasmas, by Alexander A Schekochihin, Steven C Cowley; Transient Pinched Plasmas and Strong Hydromagnetic Waves, by John E Allen. Part II High Magnetic Fields: Early Years of MHD at Cambridge University Engineering Department, by Martin Cowley; Julius Hartmann and His Followers: a Review on the Properties of the Hartmann Layer, by René Moreau, Sergei Molokov; Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamics for Fusion Blankets, by Leo Bühler; Geostrophic versus MHD Models, by Thierry Alboussiêre. Part III Turbulence: The Birth and Adolescence of MHD Turbulence, by Keith Moffatt; How Analogous is Generation of Vorticity and Passive Vectors (Magnetic Fields)? , by Arkady Tsinober; MHD Turbulence at Low Magnetic Reynolds Number: Present Understanding and Future Needs, by René Moreau, Andre Thess, Arkady Tsinober; Modelling of MHD Turbulence, by Bernard Knaepen, Olivier Debliquy, Daniele Carati; The Growth of Magnetohydrodynamics in Latvia and Israel, by Herman Branover; Velocity Measurement Techniques for Liquid Metal Flows, by Sven Eckert, Andreas Cramer, Gunter Gerbeth; Flow Control and Propulsion in Poor Conductors, by Tom Weier, Victor Shatrov, Gunter Gerbeth. Part IV Electromagnetic Processing of Materials: Overview of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, by Shigeo Asai; Applications of High Magnetic Fields in Materials Processing, by Hideyuki Yasuda; Effect of AC Magnetic Fields on Free Surfaces, by Yves Fautrelle, Alfred Sneyd, Jacqueline Etay; Numerical Modelling for Electromagnetic Processingof Materials, by Valdis Bojarevics, Koulis Pericleous; Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Crystal Growth, by Hiroyuki Ozoe, Janusz S Szmyd, Toshio Tagawa; An Outline of Magnetoelectrochemistry, by Antoine Alemany, Jean-Paul Chopart.