The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas: An Introduction for Astrophysicists
"The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas presents the basic ideas of hydrodynamics, plasma dynamics, and stellar dynamics under realistic astrophysical conditions.  The text is unique in its extensive development of the similarities and differences of these three concepts, combining the essential formal calculations with the simple physical concepts to give the reader an intuitive grasp of the dynamical phenomena of the active astronomical universe...the author applies the theoretical tools to such diverse phenomena as magnetic buoyancy and sunspots, magnetohydrodynamics dynamos, stellar winds, jets, coronal heating, magnetic reconnection, accretion disks, etc....The new student, as well as the experienced research worker, will find this textbook useful and instructive."   Professor Eugene N. Parker, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago."[This] book provides a comprehensive introduction to both fluid dynamics and to plasma physics, with many astrophysical examples.  Here at last is an excellent textbook for a theoretical course, at graduate level, in plasma astrophysics."   Professor Nigel O. Weiss, FRS, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge