TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedberg, Jeffrey P.
TI  - Ideal MHD
SN  - 9781107006256
PY  - 2014///
CY  - UK
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Fluid dynamics
KW  - Fusion reactors
KW  - High temperature plasmas
KW  - Magnetohydrodynamics
N1  - Appendix A-H, 678-717p.; Index 718-722p
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
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