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Generalisation of a Nonlinear Dynamo Model

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In order to gain a better understanding of the physical processes underlying fast dynamo action it is instructive to investigate the structure of both the magnetic field and the velocity field after the dynamo saturates. Previously, computational results have been presented (Cattaneo, Hughes and Kim, 1996) that indicate, in particular, that Lagrangian chaos is suppressed in the dynamical regime of the dynamo. Here we extend their model by removing the assumption of neglecting the inertial term. This allows for an investigation into the effect of this term on the evolution of the dynamo via a comparison of the two models. Our results indicate that this term plays a crucial role in the physics of the dynamo.

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  1. Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Sarah E. M. Tanner & D. W. Hughes

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Tanner, S.E.M., Hughes, D.W. Generalisation of a Nonlinear Dynamo Model. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 42, 343–349 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023313005610

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