Transient magnetic energy growth in spherical stationary flows

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

Volumn 462, Issue 2072, 2006, Pages 2457-2479

  Livermore, Philip W ^a   Jackson, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Kinematic dynamo; Magnetic energy; Non normal; Transient growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845520437     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2005.1644     Document Type: Article

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