Spheromaks: A Practical Application Of Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos And Plasma Self-organization by Paul M Bellan

Spheromaks: A Practical Application Of Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos And Plasma Self-organization by Paul M Bellan

Spheromaks are easily formed, self-organized magnetized plasma configurations that have intrigued plasma physicists for over two decades. Sometimes called magnetic vortices, magnetic smoke rings, or plasmoids, spheromaks first attracted attention as a possible controlled thermonuclear plasma confinement scheme, but are now known to have many other applications.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.

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ISBN 13	9781860941412
ISBN 10	1860941419
Title	Spheromaks: A Practical Application Of Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos And Plasma Self-organization
Author	Paul M Bellan
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Publisher	Imperial College Press
Year published	2000-01-24
Number of pages	356
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