EVIDENCE FOR FAST DYNAMO ACTION IN A CHAOTIC WEB

被引:29
作者
GILBERT, AD [1 ]
CHILDRESS, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU,COURANT INST MATH SCI,NEW YORK,NY 10012
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2133
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The evolution of a magnetic field in a chaotic web is studied. The model flow possessing the web is closely related to the nearly integrable ABC flow with A=B and C1. The magnetic diffusivity is taken to be zero and the field is followed using the Cauchy solution. It is found that the flow folds the magnetic field constructively, in the sense that the average magnetic field in a chaotic region grows exponentially in time. This is suggestive of fast dynamo action, although the effect of diffusion of the strong streamwise magnetic field remains to be assessed. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2133 / 2136
页数:4
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