Magnetic helicity in astrophysical dynamos
The broad variety of ways in which magnetic helicity affects astrophysical systems, in particular dynamos, is discussed. The so-called alpha effect is responsible for the growth of large-scale magnetic fields. The conservation of magnetic helicity, however, quenches the alpha effect, in particular f...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för astronomi
2012
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-81601 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7447-593-7 |