Magnetohydrodynamics and the Earth's Core

Andrew Soward, Paul Robert, Collectif d'auteurs

458 pages, parution le 30/01/2003

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Résumé

The field of Magnetohydrodynamics is an extremely interesting one, and Paul Roberts has written papers on many subjects within the discipline. This book, celebrating Paul Roberts' contribution to the subject, is split into four sections: Geomagnetism and Dynamos; Fluid Mechanics and MHD; Superfluidity, and Mixed Phase Regions, each including selected papers that Roberts has written during his long and distinguished career.

This book contains selected papers; a commentary on Roberts' complete publication list and the citation and response of Roberts' 1999 John Adam Fleming Medal honour. Magnetohydrodynamics and the Earth's Core is essential reading for anyone interested in this area, and documents a great scientist's lifetime work in the field.

Contents

I- Geomagnetism and Dynamos

Propagation of induced fields through the core
On analysis of the secular variation -A hydromagnetic constraint: theory
Some comments on the theory of homogeneous dynamos
Nearly symmetric hydromagnetic dynamos
Magnetic core-mantle coupling by inertial waves
A three-dimensional kinematic dynamo
Are planetary dynamos driven by gravitational settling?
A study of conditions at the inner core boundary of the Earth
Structure of the Earth's inner core
Time-dependent electromagnetic core-mantle coupling
On topographic core-mantle coupling
A three-dimensional convective dynamo solution with rotating and finitely conducting inner core and mantle
A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal
An anelastic evolutionary geodynamo simulation driven by compositional and thermal convection
Rotation and magnetism of Earth's inner core

II- Fluid Mechanics and MHD

Characteristic value problems posed by differential equations arising in hydrodynamics and hydromagnetics
On the motion of a liquid in a spheroidal cavity of a precessing rigid body
The ellipticity of a slowly rotating configuration
Singularities of Hartmann layers
The critical layer in stratified shear flow
On the hydromagnetics of rotating fluids
A transformation of the stellar wind equations
A hamiltonian theory for weakly interacting vortices
A unified approach to mean field electrodynamics
MAC waves
On the motion of a fluid that is incompressible in a generalized sense and its relationship to the Boussinesq approximation
Nonlinear theory of localized standing waves
Ideal instabilities in rapidly rotating MHD systems that have critical layers
Structure and stability of a spherical implosion
Thermal inertial waves in a rotating fluid layer: Exact and asymptotic solutions
The decay of bubble oscillations

III- Superfluidity

Roton-phonon relaxation times in helium II
Nucleation of quantized vortex rings by ions in helium II
Theory of the onset of superflow
Motion of ions at finite velocities in helium II
Dynamics of rotons
A simple theory of temperature-dependent energy levels: application to He II
The electron bubble in liquid helium
Calculation of the static healing length in helium II
Superflow in restricted geometries
Non-linear hydrodynamics and a one fluid theory of superfluid He4
What happens to vortex rings that shrink?

IV- Mixed Phase Regions

On the life cycle of a mush
Relaxation effects and the evolution of a mush

L'auteur - Andrew Soward

Andrew Soward is with the University of Exeter in the UK

L'auteur - Paul Robert

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Éditeur(s)	Taylor and Francis Books
Auteur(s)	Andrew Soward, Paul Robert, Collectif d'auteurs
Parution	30/01/2003
Nb. de pages	458
Format	17,7 x 25,2
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1056g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415272223
ISBN13	978-0-415-27222-3