Mean-field electrodynamics: Critical analysis of various analytical approaches to the mean electromotive force

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-154

  Rädler, Karl Heinz ^a   Rheinhardt, Matthias ^a  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

approaches; Mean electromotive force; Mean field magnetohydrodynamics; Second order correlation approximation

Indexed keywords

SECOND-ORDER CORRELATION APPROXIMATION;

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN FIELD THEORY;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN FIELD THEORY;

ASTROPHYSICS; CORRELATION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; EQUATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 34447317808     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920601111068     Document Type: Article

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