TY - GEN
T1 - Astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics
AU - Stone, James McLellan
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Over the course of roughly a decade, from the late 1950s through the early 1960s, Chandraskhar made fundamental contributions to basic plasma physics, and the effect of magnetic fields on the dynamics of astrophysical plasmas. This paper reviews recent progress and outstanding problems in Astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics, the application of MHD to astrophysical systems, with particular emphasis on the role of Chandra's early contributions to the field. Specific topics discussed include magnetic field amplification by dynamo processes inside stars, the magnetorotational instability and angular momentum transport in accretion disks, MHD turbulence in the interstellar medium of galaxies, and kinetic MHD effects in weakly collisional plasmas. Chandra's contributions in all of these areas endure.
AB - Over the course of roughly a decade, from the late 1950s through the early 1960s, Chandraskhar made fundamental contributions to basic plasma physics, and the effect of magnetic fields on the dynamics of astrophysical plasmas. This paper reviews recent progress and outstanding problems in Astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics, the application of MHD to astrophysical systems, with particular emphasis on the role of Chandra's early contributions to the field. Specific topics discussed include magnetic field amplification by dynamo processes inside stars, the magnetorotational instability and angular momentum transport in accretion disks, MHD turbulence in the interstellar medium of galaxies, and kinetic MHD effects in weakly collisional plasmas. Chandra's contributions in all of these areas endure.
KW - Accretion disks
KW - MHD
KW - Turbulence
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U2 - 10.1142/9789814374774_0012
DO - 10.1142/9789814374774_0012
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84992238331
SN - 9814374768
SN - 9789814374767
T3 - Fluid Flows to Black Holes: A Tribute to S. Chandrasekhar on His Birth Centenary
SP - 177
EP - 190
BT - Fluid Flows to Black Holes
PB - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
T2 - 2010 Chandrasekhar Centennial Symposium
Y2 - 15 October 2010 through 17 October 2010
ER -