On a spectral problem in magnetohydrodynamics and its relevance for the geodynamo
Mathematical Physics
2018-05-02 v1 math.MP
Geophysics
Abstract
One of the most remarkable features of the geodynamo is the irregular occurrence of magnetic field reversals. Starting with the operator theoretical treatment of a non-selfadjoint dynamo operator, we elaborate a dynamical picture of those reversals that rely on the existence of exceptional spectral points.
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@article{arxiv.1805.00238,
title = {On a spectral problem in magnetohydrodynamics and its relevance for the geodynamo},
author = {Frank Stefani and Christiane Tretter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.00238},
year = {2018}
}
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16 pages,5 figures