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020 _a9781139171069 (ebook)
020 _z9780521554879 (hardback)
020 _z9780521555432 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQB466.F58
_bC46 1998
082 0 0 _a530.4/4
_221
100 1 _aChoudhuri, Arnab Rai,
_d1956-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe physics of fluids and plasmas :
_ban introduction for astrophysicists /
_cArnab Rai Choudhuri.
246 3 _aThe Physics of Fluids & Plasmas
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1998.
300 _a1 online resource (xviii, 427 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aA good working knowledge of fluid mechanics and plasma physics is essential for the modern astrophysicist. This graduate textbook provides a clear, pedagogical introduction to these core subjects. Assuming an undergraduate background in physics, this book develops fluid mechanics and plasma physics from first principles. This book is unique because it presents neutral fluids and plasmas in a unified scheme, clearly indicating both their similarities and their differences. Also, both the macroscopic (continuum) and microscopic (particle) theories are developed, establishing the connections between them. Throughout, key examples from astrophysics are used, though no previous knowledge of astronomy is assumed. Exercises are included at the end of chapters to test the reader's understanding. This textbook is aimed primarily at astrophysics graduate students. It will also be of interest to advanced students in physics and applied mathematics seeking a unified view of fluid mechanics and plasma physics, encompassing both the microscopic and macroscopic theories.
650 0 _aFluid dynamics.
650 0 _aPlasma astrophysics.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521554879
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139171069
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