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1.3.3 Hydrodynamics equations including magnetic fields

The equations of ideal magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) are

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with the magnetic field \bgroup\color{HIGH1color}$\ensuremath{\mathchoice{\mbox{\boldmath$\displaystyle ...
...ox{\boldmath$\scriptstyle B$}}
{\mbox{\boldmath$\scriptscriptstyle B$}}}$\egroup (with \bgroup\color{DEFcolor}$\ensuremath{\mathchoice{\mbox{\boldmath$\nabla$}}
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{\mbox{\boldmath$\scriptscriptstyle B$}}}
\enspace .
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The total energy \bgroup\color{HIGH1color}$e_{\rm ikb}$\egroup now contains a contribution from the magnetic field,
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{\mbox{\boldmath$\scriptscriptstyle B$}}} / \rho
\enspace .
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