Table Of ContentPart 1. Basic Principles1. Introduction2. The Electromagnetic Field3. Motion of Charged Particles4. Statistical Behavior of Plasmas5. Conduction and Diffusion in Ionized Gases6. Quantum Statistics and Ionization Phenomena7. Electromagnetic Waves and Radiation in PlasmasPart II. Magnetohydrodynamic Flows8. Magnetohydrodynamic Equations9. Alfvén and Shock Waves10. Exact Solutions for Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flows11. Channel Flows--Quasi-one-dimensional approximation12. Boundary LayersIII. Applications13. Magnetohydrodynamic Propulsion14. Magnetohydrodynamic Power GenerationProblemsIndex
SynopsisThe first section of this three-part treatment deals mainly with properties of ionized gases in magnetic and electric fields, essentially following the microscopic viewpoint. Part II addresses macroscopic motion of electrically conducting compressible fluids. Part III draws upon the material developed in previous sections to explore applications of magnetohydrodynamics. 1965 edition., This three-part treatment deals mainly with properties of ionized gases in magnetic and electric fields; addresses macroscopic motion of electrically conducting compressible fluids; and explores applications of magnetohydrodynamics. 1965 edition.