A growing dynamo from a saturated Roberts flow dynamo

dc.creatorTilgner, Andreas
dc.creatorBrandenburg, Axel
dc.date2008-08-15
dc.date2008-10-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:19:38Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:19:38Z
dc.descriptionUsing direct simulations, weakly nonlinear theory and nonlinear mean-field theory, it is shown that the quenched velocity field of a saturated nonlinear dynamo can itself act as a kinematic dynamo. The flow is driven by a forcing function that would produce a Roberts flow in the absence of a magnetic field. This result confirms an analogous finding by F. Cattaneo & S. M. Tobias (arXiv:0809.1801) for the more complicated case of turbulent convection, suggesting that this may be a common property of nonlinear dynamos; see also the talk given also online at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/dynamo_c08/cattaneo). It is argued that this property can be used to test nonlinear mean-field dynamo theories.
dc.description5 pages, 2 figures, accepted by MNRAS
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2141
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2141
dc.identifierMonthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 391, 1477-1481 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14006.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/174584
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA growing dynamo from a saturated Roberts flow dynamo
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