Magnetohydrodynamics

Part I. Dynamo, Astrophysics, and Plasmas

1. How MHD Transformed the Theory of Geomagnetism
Paul Roberts

2. Early Magnetohydrodynamic Research in Stockholm
Bo Lehnert

3. Dynamo Experiments
Agris Gailitis, Olgerts Lielausis, Gunter Gerbeth, Frank Stefani

4. Mean-Field Dynamo Theory: Early Ideas and Today's Problems
Karl-Heinz Rädler

5. Astrophysical MHD: The Early Years
Leon Mestel

6. Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in Astrophysical Plasmas
Alexander A. Schekochihin, Steven C. Cowley

7. Transient Pinched Plasmas and Strong Hydromagnetic Waves
John E. Allen

Part II. High Magnetic Fields

8. Early Years of MHD at Cambridge University Engineering Department
Martin Cowley

9. Julius Hartmann and His Followers: A Review on the Properties of the Hartmann Layer
René Moreau, Sergei Molokov

10. Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamics for Fusion Blankets
Leo Bühler

11. Geostrophic Versus MHD Models
Thierry Alboussière

Part III. Turbulence

12. The Birth and Adolescence of MHD Turbulence
Keith Moffatt

13. How Analogous is Generation of Vorticity and Passive Vectors (Magnetic Fields)?
Arkady Tsinober

14. MHD Turbulence at Low Magnetic Reynolds Number: Present Understanding and Future Needs
René Moreau, Andre Thess, Arkady Tsinober

15. Modelling of MHD Turbulence
Bernard Knaepen, Olivier Debliquy, Daniele Carati

16. The Growth of Magnetohydrodynamics in Latvia and Israel
Herman Branover

17. Velocity Measurement Techniques for Liquid Metal Flows
Sven Eckert, Andreas Cramer, Gunter Gerbeth

18. Flow Control and Propulsion in Poor Conductors
Tom Weier, Victor Shatrov, Gunter Gerbeth

Part IV. Electromagnetic Processing of Materials

19. Overview of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials
Shigeo Asai

20. Applications of High Magnetic Fields in Materials Processing
Hideyuki Yasuda

21. Effect of AC Magnetic Fields on Free Surfaces
Yves Fautrelle, Alfred Sneyd, Jacqueline Etay

22. Numerical Modelling for Electromagnetic Processing of Materials
Valdis Bojarevics, Koulis Pericleous

23. Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Crystal Growth
Hiroyuki Ozoe, Janusz S. Szmyd, Toshio Tagawa

24. An Outline of Magnetoelectrochemistry
Antoine Alemany, Jean-Paul Chopart

Keywords: Engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Fluids, Astrophysics, Nuclear Fusion