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The scaling law for the horizontal length scale $\ell$ relative to the domain height $L$, originating from the linear theory of quasi-static magnetoconvection, $\ell/L \sim Q^{-1/6}$, has been verified through two-dimensional (2D) direct…
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We report the existence of two new limiting turbulent regimes in horizontal convection (HC) using direct numerical simulations at intermediate to low Prandtl numbers. The flow driven by a horizontal gradient along a horizontal surface,…
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Using a nonlinear mean-field solar dynamo model, we study relationships between the amplitude of the `extended' mode of migrating zonal flows (`torsional oscillations') and magnetic cycles, and investigate whether properties the torsional…
We present a method to characterize the spectral transfers of magnetic energy between scales in simulations of stellar convective dynamos. The full triadic transfer functions are computed thanks to analytical coupling relations of spherical…
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