Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...321..984p&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 321, Oct. 15, 1987, p. 984-1008.
Physics
32
Convective Heat Transfer, Magnetic Stars, Magnetohydrodynamics, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Variations, Propulsion, Shadows, Stellar Oscillations, Stellar Physics, Taylor Instability
Scientific paper
The dynamics of thermal shadows which develop in the convective zone of a star around an insulating obstacle such as a horizontal band in intense magnetic field are studied. The depth of the shadow on the cool side of the obstacle is found to depend largely on the width of the obstacle multiplied by the temperature gradient. Thermal shadows pressing fields up to 10,000 G downward against the bottom of the convective zone are produced by the broad bands of the azimuthal field in the sun's convective zone. In the third part, the time-dependent accumulation of heat beneath a thermal barrier simulating such a band in the lower convective zone of the sun is considered. The resulting Rayleigh-Taylor instability is shown to cause tongues of heated gas to penetrate upward through the field, providing the emerging magnetic fields that give rise to the activity of the sun.
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