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Multi-Fluid Extensions of MHD and Their Implications on Waves and Instabilities

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This chapter provides a brief overview on how the inclusion of extra physics in standard magnetohydrodynamics affects waves and instabilities. The inclusion of such extra physics is important for many plasma systems, such as planetary ionospheres and magnetospheres, the interstellar medium and molecular clouds and also the atmospheres of cool stars such as the Sun.

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Khomenko, E. (2020). Multi-Fluid Extensions of MHD and Their Implications on Waves and Instabilities. In: MacTaggart, D., Hillier, A. (eds) Topics in Magnetohydrodynamic Topology, Reconnection and Stability Theory. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 591. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16343-3_3

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