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In systems where the standard $\alpha$ effect is inoperative, one often explains the existence of mean magnetic fields by invoking the `incoherent $\alpha$ effect', which appeals to fluctuations of the mean kinetic helicity at a mesoscale.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-24 Kishore Gopalakrishnan , Nishant Singh

Neutron stars, and magnetars in particular, are known to host the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe. The origin of these strong fields is a matter of controversy. In this preliminary work, via numerical simulations, we study, for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-30 K. Franceschetti , L. Del Zanna

We present numerical simulations of driven magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with weak/moderate imposed magnetic fields. The main goal is to clarify dynamics of magnetic field growth. We also investigate the effects of the imposed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 J. Cho , E. Vishniac , A. Beresnyak , A. Lazarian , D. Ryu

We theoretically propose how to observe topological effects in a generic classical system of coupled harmonic oscillators, such as classical pendula or lumped-element electric circuits, whose oscillation frequency is modulated fast in time.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-04 Grazia Salerno , Tomoki Ozawa , Hannah M. Price , Iacopo Carusotto

The stability of toroidal magnetic fields in rotating radiative stellar zones is studied for realistic values of both the Prandtl numbers. The two considered models for the magnetic geometry represent fields with odd and even symmetry with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 G. Ruediger , L. L. Kitchatinov

Analytical models of axially symmetric thin disks of finite extension in presence of magnetic field are presented based on the well-known Morgan-Morgan solutions. The source of the magnetic field is cons\-tructed separating the equation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-11 Edinson Cardona-Rueda , Gonzalo García-Reyes

We combine simulations with new analyses that overcome previous pitfalls to explicate how nonhelical mean-field dynamos grow and saturate in unstratified, magnetorotationally driven turbulence. Shear of the mean radial magnetic field…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-11-20 Tushar Mondal , Pallavi Bhat , Fatima Ebrahimi , Eric G. Blackman

We present a tabletop demonstration of dynamic stabilization and ponderomotive-like trapping using a pair of sinusoidally-driven anti-Helmholtz coils and a suspended permanent magnet. The oscillating field produces a rapid micromotion…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 William Ho , Anna Klales , Daniel Davis , Jieping Fan , Robert Hart , Ali Kurmus , Louis Deslauriers

We present and analyze a simplified stochastic $\alpha \Omega -$dynamo model which is designed to assess the influence of additive and multiplicative noises, non-normality of dynamo equation, and nonlinearity of the $\alpha -$% effect and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Sergei Fedotov , Irina Bashkirtseva , Lev Ryashko

Magnetic buoyancy (MBI) and Parker instabilities are strong, generic instabilities expected to occur in most astrophysical systems with sufficiently strong magnetic fields. In galactic and accretion discs, large-scale magnetic fields are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-11 Yasin Qazi , Anvar. Shukurov , Frederick. A. Gent , Devika. Tharakkal , Abhijit. B. Bendre

Results from a numerical study of fluctuation dynamo in a collisionless, weakly magnetized plasma are presented. The key difference between this dynamo and its magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) counterpart is the adiabatic production of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-17 Denis A. St-Onge , Matthew W. Kunz

Magnetic fields in several astrophysical objects are amplified and maintained by a dynamo mechanism, which is the conversion of the turbulent kinetic energy to magnetic energy. A dynamo that amplifies magnetic fields at scales $<$ the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-09-27 Amit Seta , Christoph Federrath

We use the mean-field dynamo equations to show that an incoherent alpha effect in mirror-symmetric turbulence in a shearing flow can generate a large scale, coherent magnetic field. We illustrate this effect with simulations of a few simple…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Ethan T. Vishniac , Axel Brandenburg

Context: Large-scale magnetic fields resulting from hydromagnetic dynamo action may differ substantially in their time dependence. Cyclic field variations, characteristic for the solar magnetic field, are often explained by an important…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 M. Schrinner , L. Petitdemange , E. Dormy

We present the results of linear stability of a damped coplanar double pendulum and its non-linear motion, when the point of suspension is vibrated sinusoidally in the vertical direction with amplitude $a$ and frequency $\omega $. A double…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-08-11 Rebeka Sarkar , Krishna Kumar , Sugata Pratik Khastgir

We analyse the magnon spectrum and distribution function of the antiferromagnetic phase of the Floquet-driven Hubbard model. Above a critical drive strength, we find a dynamical instability, resulting from a change in sign of the magnon…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-09 Takuya Okugawa , Jens Paaske , Martin Eckstein , Michael A. Sentef , Angel Rubio , Andrew J. Millis

The current understanding of astrophysical magnetic fields is reviewed, focusing on their generation and maintenance by turbulence. In the astrophysical context this generation is usually explained by a self-excited dynamo, which involves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Axel Brandenburg , Kandaswamy Subramanian

We carried out global three-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic simulations of dynamo activities in galactic gaseous disks without assuming equatorial symmetry. Numerical results indicate the growth of azimuthal magnetic fields non-symmetric…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Mami Machida , Kenji E. Nakamura , Takahiro Kudoh , Takuya Akahori , Sofue Yoshiaki , Ryoji Matsumoto

To understand the dynamo driven by time-dependent flow, e.g. turbulence, we investigate numerically the dynamo induced by time-periodic force in rotating magnetohydrodynamic flow and focus on the effect of force frequency on the dynamo…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-03-14 Xing Wei

Local shearing box simulations of stratified magneto rotational turbulence invariably exhibit cyclic field patterns which propagate away from the disc midplane. A common explanation for this is magnetic buoyancy. The recent analysis by Shi…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Oliver Gressel