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Before discussing the chaotic solar cycle behavior it is adequate to define chaos in general. What characterizes chaotic behavior, what is the difference between chaotic and non chaotic behavior? Could regular predictable motion suddenly transform into chaos?
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The energy transport in the layers below the solar surface.
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Solar dynamo models are necessary to understand the solar activity cycles.
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Hanslmeier, A. (2020). What Is Chaos?. In: The Chaotic Solar Cycle. Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean & Space. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9821-0_1
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