TY - BOOK AU - Freidberg,Jeffrey P. TI - Ideal MHD SN - 9781107006256 (hardback) AV - QC718.5.M36 F74 2014 U1 - 538.6 F881I 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Magnetohydrodynamics KW - Mathematical models KW - Fluid dynamics KW - Turbulence KW - High temperature plasmas KW - Plasma (Ionized gases) KW - Fusion reactors KW - SCIENCE / Physics KW - bisacsh N1 - Updated version of: Ideal magnetohydrodynamics. 1987; Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The ideal MHD model; 3. General properties of ideal MHD; 5. Equilibrium: one-dimensional configurations; 6. Equilibrium: two-dimensional configurations; 7. Equilibrium: three-dimensional configurations; 8. Stability: general considerations; 9. Alternate MHD models; 10. MHD stability comparison theorems; 11. Stability: one-dimensional configurations; 12. Stability: multi-dimensional configurations; Appendix A. Heuristic derivation of the kinetic equation; Appendix B. The Braginskii transport coefficients; Appendix C. Time derivatives in moving plasmas; Appendix D. The curvature vector; Appendix E. Overlap limit of the high b and Greene-Johnson stellarator models; Appendix F. General form for q(y); Appendix G. Natural boundary conditions; Appendix H. Upper and lower bounds on dQKIN N2 - "Comprehensive, self-contained, and clearly written, this successor to Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics (1987) describes the macroscopic equilibrium and stability of high temperature plasmas - the basic fuel for the development of fusion power. Now fully updated, this book discusses the underlying physical assumptions for three basic MHD models: ideal, kinetic, and double-adiabatic MHD. Included are detailed analyses of MHD equilibrium and stability, with a particular focus on three key configurations at the cutting-edge of fusion research: the tokamak, stellarator, and reversed field pinch. Other new topics include continuum damping, MHD stability comparison theorems, neoclassical transport in stellarators, and how quasi-omnigeneity, quasi-symmetry, and quasi-isodynamic constraints impact the design of optimized stellarators. Including full derivations of almost every important result, in-depth physical explanations throughout, and a large number of problem sets to help master the material, this is an exceptional resource for graduate students and researchers in plasma and fusion physics"-- UR - http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/06256/cover/9781107006256.jpg ER -