Turbulent processes and mean-field dynamo [SSA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.12425


Mean-field dynamo theory has important applications in solar physics and galactic magnetism. We discuss some of the many turbulence effects relevant to the generation of large-scale magnetic fields in the solar convection zone. The mean-field description is then used to illustrate the physics of the $\alpha$ effect, turbulent pumping, turbulent magnetic diffusivity, and other effects on a modern solar dynamo model. We also discuss how turbulence transport coefficients are derived from local simulations of convection and then used in mean-field models.

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A. Brandenburg, D. Elstner, Y. Masada, et. al.
Thu, 23 Mar 23
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Comments: 64 pages, 20 figures, 2 tables, submitted to Space Science Reviews, special issue “Solar and stellar dynamos: a new era”. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2206.06566