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      • Dieter Biskamp, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Garching, Germany
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      23 December 2009
      14 September 2000
      ISBN:
      9780511599958
      9780521582889
      9780521020367
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511599958
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.97kg, 404 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.641kg, 404 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Monographs on Plasma Physics (3)
      Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Plasma Physics and Fusion Physics, Astrophysics
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    Series:
    Cambridge Monographs on Plasma Physics (3)
    Subjects:
    Physics and Astronomy, Plasma Physics and Fusion Physics, Astrophysics
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    This book, first published in 2000, provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of magnetic field line reconnection, now a major subject in plasma physics. The book focuses on the various reconnection mechanisms dominating magnetic processes under the different plasma conditions encountered in astrophysical systems and in laboratory fusion devices. The book consists of two major parts: the first deals with the classical resistive approach, while the second presents an overview of weakly collisional or collisionless plasmas. Applications primarily concern astrophysical phenomena and dynamo theory, with emphasis on the solar and geodynamo, as well as magnetospheric substorms, the most spectacular reconnection events in the magnetospheric plasma. The theoretical procedures and results also apply directly to reconnection processes in laboratory plasmas, in particular the sawtooth phenomenon in tokamaks. The book will be of value to graduate students and researchers interested in magnetic processes both in astrophysical and laboratory plasma physics.

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    ‘Magnetic reconnection is one of the most fascinating subjects in plasma physics. It is basically a process by which the close tie between plasma motions and magnetic fields is broken. I recommend Magnetic Reconnection in Plasmas very highly to all researchers who are active in the field.’

    Source: EOS

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