Magnetic field generation by convective flows in a plane layer: The dependence on the Prandtl numbers

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-433

  Podvigina, O M ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Attractors; Bifurcations; Magnetic field generation; Thermal convection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT CONVECTION; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

ATTRACTORS; BIFURCATIONS; CONVECTIVE FLOWS; MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION; THERMAL CONVECTION;

PRANDTL NUMBER;

BIFURCATION; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODELING; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 50449084089     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920701841945     Document Type: Article

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