Magnetic Reconnection
A Modern Synthesis of Theory, Experiment, and Observations
$275.37
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2022
Summary
The essential introduction to magnetic reconnection — written by a leading pioneer of the field.
Plasmas comprise more than 99 percent of the visible universe; and, wherever plasmas are, magnetic reconnection occurs. In this common yet incompletely understood physical process, oppositely directed magnetic fields in a plasma meet, break, and then reconnect, converting the huge amounts of energy stored in magnetic fields into kinetic and thermal energy. In Magnetic …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691180137 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 069118013X |
| Author: | Masaaki Yamada |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
| Series: | Princeton Series in Astrophysics |
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Masaaki Yamada
Masaaki Yamada is Distinguished Laboratory Research Fellow at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and head of the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment.
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