Linear and non-linear features of the Taylor-Green dynamo

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 749-756

  Ponty, Yannick ^a   Mininni, Pablo D ^b,c   Laval, Jean Philipe ^a   Alexakis, Alexandros ^a,c   Baerenzung, Julien ^a,c   Daviaud, François ^d   Dubrulle, Bérengère ^d   Pinton, Jean François ^e   Politano, Héléne ^a   Pouquet, Annick ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamo; Magnetohydrodynamics; Taylor Green; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749096183     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2008.07.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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