Spheromaks : a practical application of magnetohydrodynamic dynamos and plasma self-organization /

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Author / Creator:	Bellan, Paul Murray, 1948-
Imprint:	London : Imperial College Press, ©2000.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 341 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Plasma confinement. Magnetohydrodynamics. Magnetic reconnection. Magnetic reconnection. Magnetohydrodynamics. Plasma confinement. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170524

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ISBN:	9781848160569 1848160569 1860941419 9781860941412
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-313) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Spheromaks are easily formed, self-organized magnetized plasma configurations that have intrigued plasma physicists for over two decades." "This book begins with a review of the basic concepts of magnetohydrodynamics and toroidal magnetic configurations, then provides a detailed exposition of the 3D topological concepts underlying spheromak physics, namely magnetic helicity, Taylor relaxation, force-free equilibria, and tilt stability. It then examines spheromak formation techniques, driven and isolated configurations, dynamo concepts, practical experimental issues, diagnostics, and a number of applications. The book concludes by showing how spheromak ideas are closely related to the physics of solar prominences and interplanetary magnetic clouds."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Bellan, Paul Murray, 1948- Spheromaks. London : Imperial College Press, ©2000 1860941419

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