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Solar and Stellar Dynamos Saas-Fee Advanced Course 39 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

Astrophysical dynamos are at the heart of cosmic magnetic fields of a wide range of scales, from planets and stars to entire galaxies. This book presents a thorough, step-by-step introduction to solar and stellar dynamos. Looking first at the ultimate origin of cosmic seed magnetic fields, the antag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charbonneau, Paul
Other Authors: Steiner, Oskar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:Saas-Fee Advanced Course
Subjects:
Nonlinear Optics
Electrodynamics
Plasma Physics
Classical Electrodynamics
Plasma (ionized Gases)
Magnetism
Astrophysics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Magnetohydrodynamics
  • 2 Decay and Amplification of Magnetic Fields
  • 3 Dynamo Models of the Solar Cycle
  • 4 Fluctuations, Intermittency and Predictivity
  • 5 Stellar Dynamos
  • A Useful Identities and Theorems from Vector Calculus
  • B Coordinate Systems and the Fluid Equations
  • C Physical and Astronomical Constants
  • D Maxwell’s Equations and Physical Units
  • Index

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