Chapter 3. Magnetohydrodynamics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Figures xi
4. Foreword xv
5. Preface xvii
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. Particle Motions 14
8. Chapter 3. Magnetohydrodynamics 40
9. Chapter 4. Conservation Relations 71
10. Chapter 5. MHD Waves 103
11. Chapter 6. Nonlinear Steepening and Shocks 128
12. Chapter 7. The Energy Principle and Instabilities 151
13. Chapter 8. Collisions and the Braginski Equations 197
14. Chapter 9. Collisionless Plasmas 245
15. Chapter 10. Collisionless Plasmas:Thermal Effects 269
16. Chapter 11. Nonlinear Phenomena 300
17. Chapter 12. Cosmic Rays 343
18. Chapter 13. Astrophysical Dynamos 386
19. Chapter 14. Magnetic Reconnection 420
20. Suggested Further Reading 458
21. Index 459