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Spheromaks: A Practical Application Of Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos And Plasma Self-organization

Spheromaks: A Practical Application Of Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos And Plasma Self-organization

A Practical Application of Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos and Plasma Self-organization

by Paul M Bellan
Hardback
Publication Date: 24/01/2000

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Spheromaks are easily formed, self-organized magnetized plasma configurations that have intrigued plasma physicists. Sometimes called magnetic vortices, magnetic smoke rings, or plasmoids, spheromaks first attracted attention as a possible controlled thermonuclear plasma configuration scheme, but are now known to have many other applications. This text 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.
ISBN:
9781860941412
9781860941412
Category:
Plasma physics
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
24-01-2000
Publisher:
Imperial College Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
356
Dimensions (mm):
230x155x26mm
Weight:
0.63kg

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