2007-02-21 01:56:18 · 3 answers · asked by laborrn96 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
It's a doozy! The proper name for this type of study is magnetohydrodynamics, usually abbreviated MHD. "Hydrodynamics" is the study of fluid mechanics as it applies to liquids, while the prefix "magneto" implies that magnetism is involved, a consequence of the ionized nature of plasmas. MHD is actually the study of all electrically conducting fluids, so it also includes salt water and liquid metals.
2007-02-21 02:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The study of plasmas is plasma physics.
MHD is a branch of plasma physics that approximates the plasma as a simple conducting fluid. This approximation greatly simplifies calculations at the cost of accuracy. There are a lot of plasma effects that MHD cannot explain. To explain these effects you need to use a 2 fluid theory or plasma kinetics.
2007-02-21 04:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by sparrowhawk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plasma phyics? Plasma science?
2007-02-21 02:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋