A comparison of numerical schemes to solve the magnetic induction eigenvalue problem in a spherical geometry

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 467-480

  Livermore, Philip W ^a   Jackson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Eigenvalue; Galerkin; Induction equation; Spectral

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLYNOMIALS; VECTORS;

CHEBYSHEV POLYNOMIALS; INDUCTION EQUATION; MAGNETIC INDUCTION; QUIESCENT FLOW;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLYNOMIALS; VECTORS;

GALERKIN METHOD;

EID: 30844466160     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920500404861     Document Type: Article

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