On magnetic energy instability in spherical stationary flows

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

Volumn 460, Issue 2045, 2004, Pages 1453-1476

  Livermore, Philip W ^a   Jackson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eigenmode; Energetic instability; Kinematic dynamo; Magnetic energy; Non normal operator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; FLOW; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

EID: 2342488122     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2003.1200     Document Type: Article

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