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Torus dynamo in the outer rings of galaxies.
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Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics . Feb-Apr2019, Vol. 113 Issue 1/2, p199-207. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The magnetic fields in the inner parts of some spiral galaxies are understood quite well. Their generation is connected with the dynamo mechanism that is based on the joint action of turbulent diffusion and the α-effect. Usually the galactic dynamo is described with the so-called no-z approximation which takes into account that the galaxy disc is quite thin, with the implication that some spatial derivatives may be replaced by algebraic expressions. Some galaxies have outer rings that are situated at some distance from the galactic centre. The magnetic field can be described there also using the no-z model. As the thickness of such objects is comparable with their width, it is necessary to take into account the z-dependence of the field. We have studied the magnetic field evolution using the no-z approximation and torus dynamo model for the torus with rectangular cross-section in the axisymmetric case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MAGNETIC fields
*SPIRAL galaxies
*DYNAMO theory (Physics)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03091929
- Volume :
- 113
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136415250
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2018.1513503