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Dynamo action and the sun

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2006

M. Rieutord ,
B. Dubrulle  and
M. Proctor
M. Proctor*
Affiliation:
DAMTP, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK
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Abstract

Solar magnetic fields are produced by dynamo action in or just below the solar convection zone. After an account of observations of solar magnetic activity, the fundamentals of dynamo theory are reviewed, and the ideas applied to a discussion of different models of dynamo action in the Sun.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 21: Stellar Fluid Dynamics and Numerical Simulations: From the Sun to Neutron Stars , 2006 , pp. 241 - 273
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2006

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