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Minimal perturbation flows that trigger mean field dynamos in shear flows

Part of: 50 years of Mean Field Electrodynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2018

W. Herreman
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Abstract

Using a variational optimization method we find the smallest flow perturbations that can trigger kinematic dynamo action in Kolmogorov flow. In comparison to previous work, a second-order mean field dynamo model is used to track down the optimal dynamos in the high magnetic Reynolds number limit ($Rm$). The magnitude of minimal perturbation flows decays inversely proportional to the magnetic Reynolds number. We reveal the asymptotic high-$Rm$ structure of the optimal flow perturbation and the magnetic eigenmode. We identify the optimal dynamo as of $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}{-}\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FA}$ type, with magnetic fluctuations that localize on a critical layer.

Keywords

plasma flows
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 84 , Issue 3 , June 2018 , 735840305
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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