Magneto-Fluid Dynamics - Fundamentals and Case Studies of Natural Phenomena

Vector definitions, identities, and theorems

Contents

List of Figures

Preface

List of Symbols

The Early History

1 The Early History

Fundamentals

2 The Maxwell Equations

3 Electric Fields

4 Constant Magnetic Fields

5 Time- dependent Magnetic Fields: The Law of Faraday

Moving Conductors

6 Ohm's Law for Moving Conductors

7 Charges Inside Moving Conductors

8 Nine Examples: Magnetic Fields in Moving Conductors

9 Case Study: The Azimuthal Magnetic Field in the Earth's Core

Natural Dynamos

10 Case Study: The Disk Dynamo Model for Natural Dynamos

11 Three Case Studies: Magnetic Flux Tubes, Flux Ropes, and Flux Coils

12 Case Study: Solar Magnetic Elements

13 Case Study: Sunspots

14 Case Study: Solar Spicules

15 Case Study: Solar Coronal Loops as Self- Channeled Proton Beams I

16 Case Study: Solar Coronal Loops as Self- Channeled Proton Beams II

Appendices

A Characteristic Lengths and Times, a Justification

B SI prefixes

References

Index

Maxwell's equations