Relaxation Dynamics In Laboratory And Astrophysical Plasmas

Author : Patrick H. Diamond,Xavier Garbet,Philippe Ghendrih
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814291545

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Relaxation Dynamics in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas by Patrick H. Diamond,Xavier Garbet,Philippe Ghendrih Pdf

This invaluable book provides a unique opportunity to embrace the complex and fascinating theory of relaxation processes in magnetized plasmas, both in astrophysics and in controlled fusion plasmas. The subjects range from dynamo and reconnection processes in magneto-hydrodynamics and electromagnetic turbulence to fast transport events in self-organized turbulence. Such phenomena, recognized as key bolts in our present understanding, turn out to be extremely challenging for theoretical models. This book efficiently helps to bridge our understanding and description of such processes, analogously observed in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.

Author : Patrick H. Diamond
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814291552

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Relaxation Dynamics in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas by Patrick H. Diamond Pdf

1. Prof. Masahiro Wakatani and fusion research in his days / K. Itoh. Magnetic relaxation and self-organization in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. 2. An introduction to mean field dynamo theory / D. W. Hughes and S. M. Tobias. 3. Origin, structure and stability of astrophysical MHD jets / P.-Y. Longaretti -- Turbulence and turbulent transport - the agents of relaxation and structure formation. 4. A tutorial on basic concepts in MHD turbulence and turbulent transport / P. H. Diamond, S.-I. Itoh and K. Itoh. 5. Intermittency like phenomena in plasma turbulence / A. Das, P. Kaw and R. Jha. 6. Nonlinear cascades and spatial structure of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence / W.-C. Müller and R. Grappin. 7. Scale covariance and scale-ratio covariance in turbulent front propagation / A. Pocheau -- Transport bifurcations and relaxation. 8. Transport barrier relaxations in tokamak edge plasmas / P. Beyer. 9. Dynamics of edge localized modes / X. Garbet ... [et al.]. 10. On the onset of collapse events in toroidal plasmas turbulence trigger / K. Itoh ... [et al.].

Author : André Balogh,Andrei Bykov,Peter Cargill,Richard Dendy,Thierry Dudok de Wit,John Raymond
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489974136

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Microphysics of Cosmic Plasmas by André Balogh,Andrei Bykov,Peter Cargill,Richard Dendy,Thierry Dudok de Wit,John Raymond Pdf

Presents a comprehensive review of physical processes in astrophysical plasmas. This title presents a review of the detailed aspects of the physical processes that underlie the observed properties, structures and dynamics of cosmic plasmas. An assessment of the status of understanding of microscale processes in all astrophysical collisionless plasmas is provided. The topics discussed include turbulence in astrophysical and solar system plasmas as a phenomenological description of their dynamic properties on all scales; observational, theoretical and modelling aspects of collisionless magnetic reconnection; the formation and dynamics of shock waves; and a review and assessment of microprocesses, such as the hierarchy of plasma instabilities, non-local and non-diffusive transport processes and ionisation and radiation processes. In addition, some of the lessons that have been learned from the extensive existing knowledge of laboratory plasmas as applied to astrophysical problems are also covered. This volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers active in the areas of cosmic plasmas and space science. Originally published in Space Science Reviews journal, Vol. 278/2-4, 2013.

Author : Giuseppe Bertin,Daniela Farina,Roberto Pozzoli
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015058831077

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Plasmas in the Laboratory and in the Universe by Giuseppe Bertin,Daniela Farina,Roberto Pozzoli Pdf

The volume illustrates the State of the art and new directions in plasma physics, space physics, and astrophysics. It covers several hot topics of interdisciplinary interest where progress is made by the use of joint expertise. It summarizes an unusually lively symposium that has gathered world experts with a broad spectrum of research interests. Interdisciplinary meetings at the border between plasma physics and astrophysics are becoming increasingly important. In the recent past, several proceedings volumes have been devoted to astrophysical plasmas. This volume has the unique feature of being professional but not specialized, because it covers an unusually broad spectrum of topics under the common theme of the study of complex and collective phenomena in macroscopic systems, from the scale of laboratory plasma experiments to the scale of the universe. Included are: - basic plasma processes - space plasmas, planetary plasmas, and the heliosphere - solar and stellar plasmas - plasmas around compact objects - plasmas in galaxies - plasmas in clusters of galaxies - cosmological plasmas - testing plasma astrophysics in the laboratory

Author : Hunter, Maureen
Publisher : OIBooks-Libros
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781896239996

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Three Plays of Maureen Hunter by Hunter, Maureen Pdf

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Author : Manfred P. Leubner,Zoltán Vörös
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642304422

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Multi-scale Dynamical Processes in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas by Manfred P. Leubner,Zoltán Vörös Pdf

Magnetized plasmas in the universe exhibit complex dynamical behavior over a huge range of scales. The fundamental mechanisms of energy transport, redistribution and conversion occur at multiple scales. The driving mechanisms often include energy accumulation, free-energy-excited relaxation processes, dissipation and self-organization. The plasma processes associated with energy conversion, transport and self-organization, such as magnetic reconnection, instabilities, linear and nonlinear waves, wave-particle interactions, dynamo processes, turbulence, heating, diffusion and convection represent fundamental physical effects. They demonstrate similar dynamical behavior in near-Earth space, on the Sun, in the heliosphere and in astrophysical environments. 'Multi-scale Dynamical Processes in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas' presents the proceedings of the International Astrophysics Forum Alpbach 2011. The contributions discuss the latest advances in the exploration of dynamical behavior in space plasmas environments, including comprehensive approaches to theoretical, experimental and numerical aspects. The book will appeal to researchers and students in the fields of physics, space and astrophysics, solar physics, geophysics and planetary science.

Author : Dastgeer Shaikh,Gary P. Zank
Publisher : AIP Conference Proceedings / A
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822036069714

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Turbulence and Nonlinear Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas by Dastgeer Shaikh,Gary P. Zank Pdf

This book contains the peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Annual International Astrophysics Conference. This conference brought together a range of topics that shed light on our understanding and status of turbulence and nonlinear processes in astrophysical plasmas. Coverage in this volume includes turbulent relaxation in laboratory and space plasmas and its application to coronal flux tubes, coronal heating, and the diffusion of energetic particles.

Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521851955

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Multi-Wavelength Investigations of Solar Activity (IAU S223) by International Astronomical Union. Symposium Pdf

These Proceedings present the most recent results from the highly successful international solar space missions (SOHO, CORONAS-F, TRACE, RHESSI, YOHKOH) and ground observatories around the Earth, reported at the IAU Symposium 223 held in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 14-19, 2004. These include discussions of the current theories of solar dynamics and activity, new constraints provided by the multi-wavelength observations of the Sun from the interior to the heliosphere, as well as discussions of future coordinated plans and efforts of multi-wavelength investigations of the Sun. The Proceedings contain the material of seven plenary sessions and three round-table discussions

Author : Boris V. Somov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387484273

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Plasma Astrophysics, Part I by Boris V. Somov Pdf

This well-illustrated monograph is devoted to classic fundamentals, current practice, and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics. The level of the book is designed mainly for professional researchers in astrophysics. The book will also be interesting and useful to graduate students in space sciences, geophysics, as well as to advanced students in applied physics and mathematics seeking a unified view of plasma physics and fluid mechanics.

Author : Russell M. Kulsrud
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691213354

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Plasma Physics for Astrophysics by Russell M. Kulsrud Pdf

In this book, a distinguished expert introduces plasma physics from the ground up, presenting it as a comprehensible field that can be grasped largely on the basis of physical intuition and qualitative reasoning, similar to other fields of physics. Plasmas are ionized gases that can be found in a hydrogen bomb explosion, the confinement chamber of an experimental fusion reactor, the solar corona, the aurora borealis, the interstellar medium, and the immediate vicinity of a gravitational black hole. Not surprisingly, plasma physics appears to consist of numerous topics arising independently from astrophysics, fusion physics, and other practical applications, and hence it remains a field poorly understood even by many astrophysicists. But, in fact, most of these topics can be approached from the same perspective, with a simple, physical intuition. Selecting simple examples and presenting them in a simultaneously intuitive and rigorous manner, Russell Kulsrud guides readers through a careful derivation of the results and allows them to think through the physics for themselves. Thus, they are better prepared for complex cases and more general results. The first eleven chapters present topics by their importance to plasma physics while the last three chapters emphasize the field's astrophysical applications, applying the results accrued earlier. Throughout, many problems illustrate the field's applications. Based on a course the author taught for many years, Plasma Physics for Astrophysics is intended for graduate students as well as for working astrophysicists.

Author : Giuseppe Bertin,Franca De Luca,Giuseppe Lodato,Roberto Pozzoli,Massimiliano Romé
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0735407878

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Plasmas in the Laboratory and the Universe by Giuseppe Bertin,Franca De Luca,Giuseppe Lodato,Roberto Pozzoli,Massimiliano Romé Pdf

The volume illustrates the state of the art and new directions in plasma physics, space physics, and astrophysics. It covers several hot topics of interdisciplinary interest where progress is made by the use of joint expertise. It summarizes an unusually lively Symposium that has gathered world experts with a broad spectrum of research interests.

Author : Vinod Krishan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0792353129

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Astrophysical Plasmas and Fluids by Vinod Krishan Pdf

This textbook for a one semester graduate course introduces the phenomenal diversity of dominant roles that plasmas and fluids play in the near and far reaches of the universe. Krishan (Indian Institute for Astrophysics) uses the Liouville equation to derive the kinetic, the two-fluid, and the single-fluid descriptions of a plasma and a fluid, then demonstrates the use of these descriptions for specific situations. Fluid and plasma configurations and their radiative signatures figure prominently. Problems are designed to give a feel for the quantitative properties of celestial objects. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : D. A. Gurnett,A. Bhattacharjee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 7301245491

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Introduction to Plasma Physics by D. A. Gurnett,A. Bhattacharjee Pdf

Author : Alexander Piel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Astrophysics
ISBN : 3319634267

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Plasma Physics by Alexander Piel Pdf

Author : D. B. Melrose
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521379628

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Instabilities in Space and Laboratory Plasmas by D. B. Melrose Pdf

This book is an introductory account of instabilities in plasma. It concentrates on laboratory plasmas, such as those encountered in fusion research, and the space plasmas studied in physics of the magnetosphere and solar atmosphere. This account bridges the gap between a graduate textbook on plasma physics and specialist monographs. An important feature is the stress placed on the similarities between astrophysical and laboratory plasmas, which are traditionally regarded as quite separate. The natural way in which the author unifies the treatment gives a wider perspective to the subject. Professor Melrose is an expert in plasma astrophysics, and has already written a two-volume book on that topic.