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Streaky dynamo equilibria persisting at infinite Reynolds numbers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2019

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Kengo Deguchi*
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School of Mathematics, Monash University, VIC3800, Australia
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Abstract

Nonlinear three-dimensional dynamo equilibrium solutions of viscous-resistive magneto-hydrodynamic equations are continued to formally infinite magnetic and hydrodynamic Reynolds numbers. The external driving mechanism of the dynamo is a uniform shear, which constitutes the base laminar flow and cannot support any kinematic dynamo. Nevertheless, an efficient subcritical nonlinear instability mechanism is found to be able to generate large-scale coherent structures known as streaks, for both velocity and magnetic fields. A finite amount of magnetic field generation is identified at the self-consistent asymptotic limit of the nonlinear solutions, thereby confirming the existence of an effective nonlinear dynamo action at astronomically large Reynolds numbers.

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Aerodynamics: High-speed flow MHD and Electrohydrodynamics: Dynamo theory Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Bifurcation
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 884 , 10 February 2020 , R3
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press

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