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Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, U.K. |
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MATH3456/5456 Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
Lecturer: Prof S.M. Tobias
Lecture times: Tuesdays at 12 pm in Env LT F, Wednesdays at 9am in Env LT F and Fridays at 10am in RSLT20
Assessment: 100% Final Exam
MATH3456/5456 Course description
Introduction to MHD
through
applications to astrophysics, geophysics and plasma confinement.
Derivation of MHD equations from Maxwell's equations. MHD
approximation; the induction equation and the Lorentz force.
Simple
consequences of the induction equation.
Illustrative MHD flows.
Alfvén's
theorem and
flux-freezing.
Properties of the Lorentz Force; hydromagnetic
equilibrium and plasma confinement; force-free field configurations.
MHD waves.
An
introduction to dynamo theory (5456 only)