Magnetohydrodynamics

thumbnail|The plasma making up the Sun can be modeled as an MHD system

mechanism by which a celestial body generates a magnetic field

characteristic number for electrically conducting fluids

characteristic number of an electrically conducting fluid

quotient of kinematic and magnetic viscosity in an electrically conducting liquid

dimensionless quantity used in magnetic convection to represent ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscosity

quotient of magnetic and inertial force in an electrically conducting fluid

theorem in magnetohydrodynamics that electrically conducting fluids and embedded magnetic fields are constrained to move together in the limit of large magnetic Reynolds numbers

equilibrium equation