Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....95.2311r&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, March 1, 1990, p. 2311-2318.
Physics
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Dynamo Theory, Magnetic Field Configurations, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Symmetry, Axes Of Rotation, Earth (Planet), Jupiter (Planet), Saturn (Planet), Uranus (Planet), Planets, Magnetic Field, Symmetry, Structure, Geometry, Comparisons, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Dynamo Theory, Calculations, Models, Spectra, Theoretical Studies, Axes
Scientific paper
This paper provides a comparative study of the geometrical structures of the magnetic fields of earth, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, starting from the traditional multipolar representations of these fields. For earth, Jupiter, and Saturn, the centered dipole, quadrupole, and octupole contributions are included, while at Uranus only the dipole and quadrupole contributions are considered. It is found that there are a number of common features of the magnetic fields of earth and Jupiter. Compared to earth and Jupiter, the Saturnian field exhibits not only a high degree of symmetry about the rotation axis but also a high degree of antisymmetry about the equatorial plane. The Uranian field shows strong deviations from both such symmetries. Nevertheless, there remain features common to all four planets.
Ness Norman F.
Rädler Karl-Heinz
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