# Surprises in astrophysical gasdynamics

@article{Balbus2016SurprisesIA,
title={Surprises in astrophysical gasdynamics},
author={Steven A. Balbus and William J Potter},
journal={Reports on Progress in Physics},
year={2016},
volume={79}
}
• Published 21 March 2016
• Physics
• Reports on Progress in Physics
Much of astrophysics consists of the study of ionized gas under the influence of gravitational and magnetic fields. Thus, it is not possible to understand the astrophysical universe without a detailed knowledge of the dynamics of magnetized fluids. Fluid dynamics is, however, a notoriously tricky subject, in which it is all too easy for one’s a priori intuition to go astray. In this review, we seek to guide the reader through a series of illuminating yet deceptive problems, all with an…
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