Magnetohydrodynamics: Waves and Shock Waves in Curved Space-Time /
This volume presents a unified theory of shock waves corresponding to gravitational and electromagnetic fields and to magnetohydrodynamics in the context of general relativity. The common tool employed is provided by tensor distribution -- an approach which has been systematically developed by the a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1994.
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| Series: | Mathematical physics studies ;
14. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume presents a unified theory of shock waves corresponding to gravitational and electromagnetic fields and to magnetohydrodynamics in the context of general relativity. The common tool employed is provided by tensor distribution -- an approach which has been systematically developed by the author since 1962. One remarkable result is that this yields a complete theory of magnetohydrodynamic shock waves, which can also be applied to the treatment of pulsars. The same method is also applicable to the quantization of some physical fields in curved space-time. This, too, is discussed in the book. For graduate students and researchers in mathematical physics and theoretical astrophysics. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401721264 (electronic bk.) 9401721262 (electronic bk.) |