| Advances in Nonlinear Dynamos Contributor(s): Ferriz-Mas, Antonio (Editor), Nunez, Manuel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041528788X ISBN-13: 9780415287883 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $256.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Nonlinear dynamo theory is central to understanding the magnetic structures of planets, stars, and galaxies. In chapters contributed by leading scientists, this text explores some of the recent advances in the field. Both kinetic and dynamic approaches to the subject are considered, including fast dynamos, topological methods in dynamo theory, physics of the solar cycle and the fundamentals of mean field dynamo. Advances in Nonlinear Dynamos is ideal for graduate students and researchers in theoretical astrophysics and applied mathematics, particularly those interested in cosmic magnetism and related topics, such as turbulence, convection, and more general nonlinear physics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Mathematics - Medical |
| Dewey: 538.72 |
| LCCN: 2005281012 |
| Series: Fluid Mechanics of Astrophysics and Geophysics |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 7" W x 9.86" (1.86 lbs) 394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nonlinear dynamo theory is central to understanding the magnetic structures of planets, stars and galaxies. In chapters contributed by some of the leading scientists in the field, this text explores some of the recent advances in the field. Both kinetic and dynamic approaches to the subject are considered, including fast dynamos, topological methods in dynamo theory, physics of the solar cycle and the fundamentals of mean field dynamo. Advances in Nonlinear Dynamos is ideal for graduate students and researchers in theoretical astrophysics and applied mathematics, particularly those interested in cosmic magnetism and related topics, such as turbulence, convection, and more general nonlinear physics. |