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On the Nonlinear Nature of the Turbulent α-Effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Fausto Cattaneo ,
David W. Hughes  and
Jean-Claude Thelen
Fausto Cattaneo
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A.
David W. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
Jean-Claude Thelen
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Galactic magnetic fields are, typically, modelled by mean-field dynamos involving the α-effect. Here we consider, very briefly, some of the issues involving the nonlinear dependence of α on the mean field.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 12: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU, 2000 , 2002 , pp. 733 - 735
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2002

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