The role of magnetohydrodynamics in heliospheric space plasma physics research |
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| Authors: | Murray Dryer Zdenka Kopal Smith Shi Tsan Wu |
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| Institution: | (1) Space Environment Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, USA;(2) Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA |
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| Abstract: | Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is a fairly recent extension of the field of fluid mechanics. While much remains to be done, it has successfully been applied to the contemporary field of heliospheric space plasma research to evaluate the  macroscopic picture of some vital topics via the use of conducting fluid equations and numerical modeling and simulations. Some representative examples from solar and interplanetary physics are described to demonstrate that the continuum approach to global problems (while keeping in mind the assumptions and limitations therein) can be very successful in providing insight and large scale interpretations of otherwise intractable problems in space physics.Paper dedicated to Professor Hannes Alfvén on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 30 May 1988. |
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