Magnetic helicity in fast dynamos

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-151

  Gilbert, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamo theory; Fast dynamos; Helicity; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DYNAMO THEORY; FAST DYNAMOS; HELICITY;

DC GENERATORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DC GENERATORS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUMERICAL METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0012735309     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920290027952     Document Type: Article

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