Remarks on some typical assumptions in dynamo theory

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 234-247

  Busse, Friedrich H ^a   Simitev, Radostin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convection driven dynamos; Eddy diffusivities; Elsasser number; Multiplicity of turbulent states

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION DRIVEN DYNAMOS; DYNAMO ACTION; DYNAMO THEORIES; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; ELSASSER NUMBER; ELSASSER NUMBERS; NUMERICAL DYNAMOS; TURBULENT STATE;

DIFFUSION; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

DC GENERATORS;

CHAOS THEORY; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTION; DIFFUSIVITY; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 79952972910     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929.2010.519891     Document Type: Article

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