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We use a simple model of Bullard-type disc dynamo, in which the disc rotation rate is subject to harmonic oscillations, to analyze the generation of magnetic field by the parametric resonance mechanism. The problem is governed by a damped…

Geophysics · Physics 2016-08-14 Jānis Priede , Raúl Avalos-Zúñiga , Franck Plunian

We give a short introduction to the subject and review advances in understanding the basic ingredients of the mean-field dynamo theory. The discussion includes the recent analytic and numerical work in developments for the mean…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 V. V. Pipin

Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter data are used to investigate the radial evolution of magnetic turbulence between $0.06 ~ \lesssim R ~\lesssim 1$ au. The spectrum is studied as a function of scale, normalized to the ion inertial scale…

We provide a method to calculate the evolution of an eccentric and inclined orbit under the magnetic effect. Taking the unipolar interaction as an example, we study both coplanar and inclined orbits. We calculate the Lorentz force and then…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-29 Xing Wei

Electromagnetic metasurfaces have attracted significant interest recently due to their low profile and advantageous applications. Practically, many metasurface designs start with a set of constraints for the radiated far-field, such as…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-04-04 Stewart Pearson , Parinaz Naseri , Sean V. Hum

Magnetic helicity fluxes in turbulently driven alpha^2 dynamos are studied to demonstrate their ability to alleviate catastrophic quenching. A one-dimensional mean-field formalism is used to achieve magnetic Reynolds numbers of the order of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-17 Simon Candelaresi , Axel Brandenburg

Using mean-field theory, we compute the evolution of the magnetic field in a cylinder with outer perfectly conducting boundaries, an imposed axial magnetic and electric field. The thus injected magnetic helicity in the system can be…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-03-27 Koen Kemel , Axel Brandenburg , Hantao Ji

Large-scale dynamo action due to turbulence in the presence of a linear shear flow is studied. Our treatment is quasilinear and kinematic but is non perturbative in the shear strength. We derive the integro-differential equation for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Sridhar , Kandaswamy Subramanian

A review of galactic magnetic fields is given with emphasis on simple analytical solutions of relevant equations and detailed comparison with observations. It is shown that mean-field dynamo theory, in its simplest form, is in a remarkably…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anvar Shukurov

Using Lagrangian formalism we consider evolution of the ensemble of interacting magnetohydrodynamic cyclones governed with Langevin type equations in the rotating medium. This problem is relevant to the planetary cores where the Rossby…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2012-09-25 P. Hejda , M. Reshetnyak

We are concerned with large scale magnetic field dynamo generation and propagation of magnetic fronts in turbulent electrically conducting fluids. An effective equation for the large scale magnetic field is developed here that takes into…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Sergei Fedotov , Alexey Ivanov , Andrey Zubarev

Investigation of the eigenvalue spectra of dynamo solutions, has been proved fundamental for the knowledge of dynamo physics. Earlier, curvature-folding relation on dynamos in Riemannian spaces has been investigated [PPL 2008]. Here,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-04-16 L. C. Garcia de Andrade

Long-term variations of solar activity, including the Grand minima, are believed to result from temporal variations of dynamo parameters. The simplest approximation of dynamo waves is applied to show that cyclic variations of the parameters…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-06 Leonid Kitchatinov , Alexander Nepomnyashchikh

The question is answered whether kinematic alpha^2-shell-dynamos are able to produce a cyclic activity or not. The alpha-effect is allowed to be latitudinally inhomogeneous and/or anisotropic, but it is assumed as radially uniform in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 G. Rüdiger , D. Elstner , M. Ossendrijver

The effect of a dynamo-generated mean magnetic field of Beltrami type on the mean electromotive force is studied. In the absence of the mean magnetic field the turbulence is assumed to be homogeneous and isotropic, but it becomes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-10-20 A. Brandenburg , K. -H. Rädler , M. Rheinhardt , K. Subramanian

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

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

The turbulent magnetic diffusivity tensor is determined in the presence of rotation or shear. The question is addressed whether dynamo action from the shear-current effect can explain large-scale magnetic field generation found in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-05 A. Brandenburg , K. -H. Rädler , M. Rheinhardt , P. J. Käpylä

We measure the decay rates of magnetic field modes in a turbulent flow of liquid sodium below the dynamo threshold.We observe that turbulent fluctuations induce energy transfers between modes with different symmetries (dipolar and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2014-11-04 Johann Herault , François Pétrélis , Stephan Fauve

Mean-field dynamo theory, describing the evolution of large-scale magnetic fields, has been the mainstay of theoretical interpretation of magnetism in astrophysical objects such as the Sun for several decades. More recently,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-02 Petri J. Käpylä