The physics of Alfven waves / / Neil F. Cramer |
Autore | Cramer Neil F |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
Disciplina | 538/.6 |
Soggetto topico | Magnetohydrodynamic waves |
ISBN |
1-280-55957-8
9786610559572 3-527-63502-5 3-527-60312-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Physics of Alfvén Waves; Contents; 1 Descriptions of Magnetized Plasmas; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Multi-Fluid Equations; 1.3 The Magnetohydrodynamic Model; 1.4 The Hall-MHD Model; 1.5 Fourier Transforms; 1.6 The Kinetic Theory; 2 Waves in Uniform Plasmas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Waves with the MHD Model; 2.2.1 The Alfvén Mode; 2.2.2 The Fast and Slow Magnetoacoustic Modes; 2.3 The Hall-MHD Model; 2.3.1 Cold Plasma; 2.3.2 Warm Plasma; 2.4 Cold Collisionless Plasmas; 2.5 Collisional Damping; 2.5.1 Low Frequency; 2.5.2 Hall Effects; 2.6 Multiple Ion Species; 2.7 Kinetic Theory of Waves
2.7.1 Parallel Propagation2.7.2 Low Plasma Beta; 2.7.3 High Plasma Beta; 2.8 Kinetic Alfvén Wave and Inertial Alfvén Wave; 2.8.1 Fluid Theory; 2.8.2 Parallel Electron Temperature Effects; 2.8.3 Two-Potential Theory; 2.8.4 Kinetic Theory; 2.8.5 Localized Alfvén Waves; 3 Waves in Nonuniform Plasmas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Stratified Plasmas; 3.2.1 Ideal MHD; 3.2.2 Hall MHD; 3.2.3 Multi-Ion Plasmas; 3.2.4 Effects of Collisions; 3.3 Waves in Smooth Nonuniformities; 3.3.1 Ideal MHD; 3.3.2 Cold Plasma; 3.4 Alfvén Resonance Absorption; 3.4.1 Narrow Interfaces; 3.4.2 Analytic Derivation 4 Surface Waves4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Surface Waves at Density Jumps; 4.2.1 Cold Plasma; 4.2.2 Low-Frequency Surface Waves; 4.3 Finite Ion Cyclotron Frequency Effects; 4.3.1 Surface Wave Frequency; 4.3.2 Resonance Damping; 4.4 Multiple Ion Species; 4.4.1 Surface Wave Solutions; 4.4.2 Resonance Damping; 4.5 Ideal MHD; 4.5.1 Dispersion Relation; 4.5.2 Resonance Damping; 4.6 Magnetic Field Rotation; 4.6.1 Ideal MHD; 4.6.2 Cyclotron Effects; 4.7 Radiative and Collisional Damping; 4.7.1 Radiative Damping; 4.7.2 Collisional Damping; 4.8 Kinetic Theory; 5 Instabilities and Nonlinear Waves 5.1 Introduction5.2 Instabilities; 5.2.1 Macroinstabilities; 5.2.2 Microinstabilities; 5.3 Acceleration of Charged Particles; 5.4 Nonlinear Waves; 5.4.1 Wave Equations; 5.4.2 Low Frequency; 5.4.3 Higher Frequency; 5.4.4 Oblique Propagation; 5.5 Parametric and Modulational Instabilities; 5.5.1 Excitation by a Magnetoacoustic Pump; 5.5.2 Instability of Alfvén waves; 5.6 Nonlinear Kinetic and Inertial Alfvén Waves; 5.7 Nonlinear Surface Waves; 5.7.1 Nonlinear Surface Waves with Hall Dispersion; 5.7.2 Surface Alfvén Wave Solitons; 6 Laboratory Plasmas; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Modes of Bounded Plasmas6.2.1 Resistive Plasmas; 6.3 Cylindrical Geometry; 6.3.1 Uniform Plasma; 6.3.2 Bounded Plasma; 6.3.3 Nonideal Effects; 6.4 Nonuniform Plasmas; 6.5 Effects of Current; 6.6 Discrete Alfvén Waves; 6.6.1 Slab Plasma; 6.6.2 Cylindrical Plasma; 6.7 Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes; 6.8 Current Drive; 6.9 Localized Alfvén Waves; 7 Space and Solar Plasmas; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Magnetosphere; 7.2.1 Micropulsations; 7.2.2 Kinetic and Inertial Alfvén Waves; 7.3 Solar and Stellar Winds; 7.3.1 Turbulent Waves in the Solar Wind; 7.3.2 Wind Acceleration; 7.4 Dusty Space Plasmas 7.5 Cometary Plasmas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876551303321 |
Cramer Neil F | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The physics of Alfvén waves [[electronic resource] /] / Neil F. Cramer |
Autore | Cramer Neil F |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
Disciplina |
530.44
538/.6 |
Soggetto topico | Magnetohydrodynamic waves |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-55957-8
9786610559572 3-527-63502-5 3-527-60312-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Physics of Alfvén Waves; Contents; 1 Descriptions of Magnetized Plasmas; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Multi-Fluid Equations; 1.3 The Magnetohydrodynamic Model; 1.4 The Hall-MHD Model; 1.5 Fourier Transforms; 1.6 The Kinetic Theory; 2 Waves in Uniform Plasmas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Waves with the MHD Model; 2.2.1 The Alfvén Mode; 2.2.2 The Fast and Slow Magnetoacoustic Modes; 2.3 The Hall-MHD Model; 2.3.1 Cold Plasma; 2.3.2 Warm Plasma; 2.4 Cold Collisionless Plasmas; 2.5 Collisional Damping; 2.5.1 Low Frequency; 2.5.2 Hall Effects; 2.6 Multiple Ion Species; 2.7 Kinetic Theory of Waves
2.7.1 Parallel Propagation2.7.2 Low Plasma Beta; 2.7.3 High Plasma Beta; 2.8 Kinetic Alfvén Wave and Inertial Alfvén Wave; 2.8.1 Fluid Theory; 2.8.2 Parallel Electron Temperature Effects; 2.8.3 Two-Potential Theory; 2.8.4 Kinetic Theory; 2.8.5 Localized Alfvén Waves; 3 Waves in Nonuniform Plasmas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Stratified Plasmas; 3.2.1 Ideal MHD; 3.2.2 Hall MHD; 3.2.3 Multi-Ion Plasmas; 3.2.4 Effects of Collisions; 3.3 Waves in Smooth Nonuniformities; 3.3.1 Ideal MHD; 3.3.2 Cold Plasma; 3.4 Alfvén Resonance Absorption; 3.4.1 Narrow Interfaces; 3.4.2 Analytic Derivation 4 Surface Waves4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Surface Waves at Density Jumps; 4.2.1 Cold Plasma; 4.2.2 Low-Frequency Surface Waves; 4.3 Finite Ion Cyclotron Frequency Effects; 4.3.1 Surface Wave Frequency; 4.3.2 Resonance Damping; 4.4 Multiple Ion Species; 4.4.1 Surface Wave Solutions; 4.4.2 Resonance Damping; 4.5 Ideal MHD; 4.5.1 Dispersion Relation; 4.5.2 Resonance Damping; 4.6 Magnetic Field Rotation; 4.6.1 Ideal MHD; 4.6.2 Cyclotron Effects; 4.7 Radiative and Collisional Damping; 4.7.1 Radiative Damping; 4.7.2 Collisional Damping; 4.8 Kinetic Theory; 5 Instabilities and Nonlinear Waves 5.1 Introduction5.2 Instabilities; 5.2.1 Macroinstabilities; 5.2.2 Microinstabilities; 5.3 Acceleration of Charged Particles; 5.4 Nonlinear Waves; 5.4.1 Wave Equations; 5.4.2 Low Frequency; 5.4.3 Higher Frequency; 5.4.4 Oblique Propagation; 5.5 Parametric and Modulational Instabilities; 5.5.1 Excitation by a Magnetoacoustic Pump; 5.5.2 Instability of Alfvén waves; 5.6 Nonlinear Kinetic and Inertial Alfvén Waves; 5.7 Nonlinear Surface Waves; 5.7.1 Nonlinear Surface Waves with Hall Dispersion; 5.7.2 Surface Alfvén Wave Solitons; 6 Laboratory Plasmas; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Modes of Bounded Plasmas6.2.1 Resistive Plasmas; 6.3 Cylindrical Geometry; 6.3.1 Uniform Plasma; 6.3.2 Bounded Plasma; 6.3.3 Nonideal Effects; 6.4 Nonuniform Plasmas; 6.5 Effects of Current; 6.6 Discrete Alfvén Waves; 6.6.1 Slab Plasma; 6.6.2 Cylindrical Plasma; 6.7 Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes; 6.8 Current Drive; 6.9 Localized Alfvén Waves; 7 Space and Solar Plasmas; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Magnetosphere; 7.2.1 Micropulsations; 7.2.2 Kinetic and Inertial Alfvén Waves; 7.3 Solar and Stellar Winds; 7.3.1 Turbulent Waves in the Solar Wind; 7.3.2 Wind Acceleration; 7.4 Dusty Space Plasmas 7.5 Cometary Plasmas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144726603321 |
Cramer Neil F | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The physics of Alfvén waves [[electronic resource] /] / Neil F. Cramer |
Autore | Cramer Neil F |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
Disciplina |
530.44
538/.6 |
Soggetto topico | Magnetohydrodynamic waves |
ISBN |
1-280-55957-8
9786610559572 3-527-63502-5 3-527-60312-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Physics of Alfvén Waves; Contents; 1 Descriptions of Magnetized Plasmas; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Multi-Fluid Equations; 1.3 The Magnetohydrodynamic Model; 1.4 The Hall-MHD Model; 1.5 Fourier Transforms; 1.6 The Kinetic Theory; 2 Waves in Uniform Plasmas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Waves with the MHD Model; 2.2.1 The Alfvén Mode; 2.2.2 The Fast and Slow Magnetoacoustic Modes; 2.3 The Hall-MHD Model; 2.3.1 Cold Plasma; 2.3.2 Warm Plasma; 2.4 Cold Collisionless Plasmas; 2.5 Collisional Damping; 2.5.1 Low Frequency; 2.5.2 Hall Effects; 2.6 Multiple Ion Species; 2.7 Kinetic Theory of Waves
2.7.1 Parallel Propagation2.7.2 Low Plasma Beta; 2.7.3 High Plasma Beta; 2.8 Kinetic Alfvén Wave and Inertial Alfvén Wave; 2.8.1 Fluid Theory; 2.8.2 Parallel Electron Temperature Effects; 2.8.3 Two-Potential Theory; 2.8.4 Kinetic Theory; 2.8.5 Localized Alfvén Waves; 3 Waves in Nonuniform Plasmas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Stratified Plasmas; 3.2.1 Ideal MHD; 3.2.2 Hall MHD; 3.2.3 Multi-Ion Plasmas; 3.2.4 Effects of Collisions; 3.3 Waves in Smooth Nonuniformities; 3.3.1 Ideal MHD; 3.3.2 Cold Plasma; 3.4 Alfvén Resonance Absorption; 3.4.1 Narrow Interfaces; 3.4.2 Analytic Derivation 4 Surface Waves4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Surface Waves at Density Jumps; 4.2.1 Cold Plasma; 4.2.2 Low-Frequency Surface Waves; 4.3 Finite Ion Cyclotron Frequency Effects; 4.3.1 Surface Wave Frequency; 4.3.2 Resonance Damping; 4.4 Multiple Ion Species; 4.4.1 Surface Wave Solutions; 4.4.2 Resonance Damping; 4.5 Ideal MHD; 4.5.1 Dispersion Relation; 4.5.2 Resonance Damping; 4.6 Magnetic Field Rotation; 4.6.1 Ideal MHD; 4.6.2 Cyclotron Effects; 4.7 Radiative and Collisional Damping; 4.7.1 Radiative Damping; 4.7.2 Collisional Damping; 4.8 Kinetic Theory; 5 Instabilities and Nonlinear Waves 5.1 Introduction5.2 Instabilities; 5.2.1 Macroinstabilities; 5.2.2 Microinstabilities; 5.3 Acceleration of Charged Particles; 5.4 Nonlinear Waves; 5.4.1 Wave Equations; 5.4.2 Low Frequency; 5.4.3 Higher Frequency; 5.4.4 Oblique Propagation; 5.5 Parametric and Modulational Instabilities; 5.5.1 Excitation by a Magnetoacoustic Pump; 5.5.2 Instability of Alfvén waves; 5.6 Nonlinear Kinetic and Inertial Alfvén Waves; 5.7 Nonlinear Surface Waves; 5.7.1 Nonlinear Surface Waves with Hall Dispersion; 5.7.2 Surface Alfvén Wave Solitons; 6 Laboratory Plasmas; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Modes of Bounded Plasmas6.2.1 Resistive Plasmas; 6.3 Cylindrical Geometry; 6.3.1 Uniform Plasma; 6.3.2 Bounded Plasma; 6.3.3 Nonideal Effects; 6.4 Nonuniform Plasmas; 6.5 Effects of Current; 6.6 Discrete Alfvén Waves; 6.6.1 Slab Plasma; 6.6.2 Cylindrical Plasma; 6.7 Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes; 6.8 Current Drive; 6.9 Localized Alfvén Waves; 7 Space and Solar Plasmas; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Magnetosphere; 7.2.1 Micropulsations; 7.2.2 Kinetic and Inertial Alfvén Waves; 7.3 Solar and Stellar Winds; 7.3.1 Turbulent Waves in the Solar Wind; 7.3.2 Wind Acceleration; 7.4 Dusty Space Plasmas 7.5 Cometary Plasmas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829979603321 |
Cramer Neil F | ||
Berlin ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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