Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic properties of magnetohydrodynamics
- 3 Magnetostatic equilibria
- 4 Normal modes and instability
- 5 Nonlinear evolution of MHD instabilities
- 6 Magnetic reconnection
- 7 MHD turbulence
- 8 Disruptive processes in tokamak plasmas
- 9 Dynamics of the reversed-field pinch
- 10 Solar flares
- Outlook
- References
- Index
9 - Dynamics of the reversed-field pinch
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic properties of magnetohydrodynamics
- 3 Magnetostatic equilibria
- 4 Normal modes and instability
- 5 Nonlinear evolution of MHD instabilities
- 6 Magnetic reconnection
- 7 MHD turbulence
- 8 Disruptive processes in tokamak plasmas
- 9 Dynamics of the reversed-field pinch
- 10 Solar flares
- Outlook
- References
- Index
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- Chapter
- Information
- Nonlinear Magnetohydrodynamics , pp. 289 - 315Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993