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We quantify possible differences between turbulent dynamo action in the Sun and the dynamo action studied in idealized simulations. For this purpose we compare Fourier-space shell-to-shell energy transfer rates of three incrementally more…

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Numerical MHD simulations play increasingly important role for understanding mechanisms of stellar magnetism. We present simulations of convection and dynamos in density-stratified rotating spherical fluid shells. We employ a new 3D…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-03 Radostin D. Simitev , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Friedrich H. Busse

Variations of the sunspot number are important indicators of the solar activity cycles. The sunspot formation is a result of a dynamo process inside the Sun, which is far from being understood. We use simple dynamical models of the dynamo…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-11 I. N. Kitiashvili , A. G. Kosovichev

A geodynamo-model based on an \alpha-effect which has been computed under conditions suitable for the geodynamo is constructed. For a highly restricted class of radial \alpha-profiles the linear \alpha2-model exhibits oscillating solutions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Giesecke , G. Rudiger , D. Elstner

Non-linear magnetization dynamics is essential for the operation of many spintronics devices. For microwave assisted switching of magnetic elements the low field regime is of particular interest. In addition a large number of experiments…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 Hans G. Bauer , Peter Majchrak , Torsten Kachel , Christian H. Back , Georg Woltersdorf

We perform three dimensional (3D) ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations to study the parametric decay instability of Alfven waves in turbulent plasmas and explore its possible applications in the solar wind. We find that, over a broad…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-06-16 Mijie Shi , Hui Li , Chijie Xiao , Xiaogang Wang

One of the most striking manifestations of orderly behavior emerging out of complex interactions in any astrophysical system is the 11-year cycle of sunspots. However, direct sunspot observations and reconstructions of long-term solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-24 Chitradeep Saha , Suprabha Mukhopadhyay , Dibyendu Nandy

Low amplitude is the defining characteristic of solar-like oscillations. The space projects $Kepler$ and $CoRoT$ give us a great opportunity to successfully detect such oscillations in numerous targets. Achievements of asteroseismology…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 M. Yıldız , Z. Çelik Orhan , Ç. Aksoy , S. Ok

Observational detection of quasi-periodic drifting fine structures in a type III radio burst associated with a solar flare SOL2015-04-16T11:22, with Low Frequency Array, is presented. Although similar modulations of the type III emission…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-11 Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov , Valery M. Nakariakov , Eduard P. Kontar

Magnetic fields pervade astrophysical systems and strongly influence their dynamics. Because magnetic diffusion is usually much faster than system evolution, ancient fields cannot explain the present magnetization of planets, stars, and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-11 Albert Elias-López

Some active stars show a so-called flip-flop phenomenon in which the main spot activity periodically switches between two active longitudes that are 180 degrees apart. In this paper we study the flip-flop phenomenon by converting results…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 H. Korhonen , D. Elstner

Rapidly decaying slow magnetoacoustic waves are regularly observed in the solar coronal structures, offering a promising tool for a seismological diagnostics of the coronal plasma, including its thermodynamical properties. The effect of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-21 D. Y. Kolotkov , V. M. Nakariakov , D. I. Zavershinskii

Within the Lorentz invariant formalizm for description of neutrino evolution in electromagnetic fields and matter we consider neutrino spin oscillations in the circular polarized electromagnetic wave, the amplitude of which is a modulated…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-11-03 M. Dvornikov , A. Studenikin

Geomagnetic field reversal sequences exhibit persistence times spanning a broad range, from a few $10^4$ years to superchrons lasting more than $10^7$ years. Despite extensive observational and theoretical work, the physical mechanisms…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-05-15 Giuseppina Nigro , Edoardo Cascio , Giuseppe Consolini , Francesco Berrilli

The grand minimum in the Sun's activity is a distinctive mode characterized by a magnetic lull that almost completely lacks the emergence of sunspots on the solar surface for an extended duration. The factors driving this transition of an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-25 Chitradeep Saha , Dibyendu Nandy

Upper bounds are derived on the amount of magnetic energy that can be generated by dynamo action in collisional and collisionless plasmas with and without external forcing. A hierarchy of mathematical descriptions is considered for the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-01-11 P. Helander , M. Strumik , A. A. Schekochihin

We explore a reduced Babcock-Leighton (BL) dynamo model based on delay differential equations using numerical bifurcation analysis. This model reveals hysteresis, seen in the recent mean-field dynamo model and the direct numerical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-01 Bindesh Tripathi , Dibyendu Nandy , Soumitro Banerjee

Fast magnetoacoustic wave is an important tool for inferring solar atmospheric parameters. We numerically simulate the propagation of fast wave pulses in randomly structured plasmas mimicking the highly inhomogeneous solar corona. A network…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-31 Ding Yuan , Bo Li , Robert W. Walsh

Small-scale turbulent dynamo is responsible for the amplification of magnetic fields on scales smaller than the driving scale of turbulence in diverse astrophysical media. Most earlier dynamo theories concern the kinematic regime and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-06-25 Siyao Xu , Alex Lazarian

High spatial and temporal resolution images of a sunspot, obtained simultaneously in multiple optical and UV wavelengths, are employed to study the propagation and damping characteristics of slow magnetoacoustic waves up to transition…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-20 S. Krishna Prasad , D. B. Jess , T. Van Doorsselaere , G. Verth , R. J. Morton , V. Fedun , R. Erdelyi , D. J. Christian