Dynamics of polar reversals in spherical dynamos

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 459, Issue 2031, 2003, Pages 577-596

  Chossat, Pascal ^a   Armbruster, Dieter ^b  

^a INSTITUT NON LINÉAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heteroclinic cycles; Reversals; Spherical dynamos

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; ROTATION; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 1542620849     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2002.1025     Document Type: Article

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