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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2018
The non-linear Boussinesq equations describing axisymmetric convection in a cylinder with an initially uniform magnetic field have been integrated forward in time numerically. When the field is weak a strong central fluxrope is formed at the axis. In this case the maximum field strength can be limited either kinematically or by dynamical effects, and the equipartition prediction Bmax2 ∿ 4πμρu2 is easily exceeded. If the field is strong oscillations can occur and hysteresis is possible as the field is increased and decreased.