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Item Details
| Title:
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THE MAGNETIC UNIVERSE
GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTROPHYSICAL DYNAMO THEORY |
| By: |
Gunther Rudiger, Rainer Hollerbach |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£185.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3527404090 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783527404094 |
| Publisher: |
WILEY-VCH VERLAG GMBH |
| Pub. date: |
9 July, 2004 |
| Pages: |
343 |
| Description: |
Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces that bind the universe together. This book talks about the study of planetary and solar magnetic fields that explains natural magnetism as a phenomenon of magnetohydrodynamics. It tells how the dynamic magnetic fields are essential to explain the formation of stars and planets. |
| Synopsis: |
Magnetism is one of the most pervasive features of the Universe, with planets, stars and entire galaxies all having associated magnetic fields. All of these fields are generated by the motion of electrically conducting fluids, the so-called dynamo effect. The precise details of what drives the motion, and indeed what the fluid consists of, differ widely though. In this work the authors draw upon their expertise in geophysical and astrophysical MHD to explore some of these phenomena, and describe the similarities and differences between different magnetized objects. They also explain why magnetic fields are crucial in the formation of the stars, and discuss promising experiments currently being designed to study some of the relevant physics in the laboratory. This interdisciplinary approach makes the book appealing to a wide audience in physics, astrophysics and geophysics. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations (some col.) |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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