Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2012-02-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Appeared in NIC Symposium Proceedings 2012, NIC Series Volume 45, Eds. K.Binder, G. M\"unster, M. Kremer
Scientific paper
Here we summarize our recent results of high-resolution computer simulations on the turbulent amplification of weak magnetic seed fields showing that such fields will be exponentially amplified also during the gravitational collapse reminiscent to the situation during primordial star formation. The exponential magnetic field amplification is driven by the turbulent small-scale dynamo that can be only observed in computer simulations if the turbulent motions in the central core are sufficiently resolved. We find that the Jeans length, which determines the central core region, has to be resolved by at least 30 grid cells to capture the dynamo activity. We conclude from our studies that strong magnetic fields will be unavoidably created already during the formation of the first stars in the Universe, potentially influencing their evolution and mass distribution.
Banerjee Robi
Federrath Christoph
Klessen Ralf S.
Schleicher Dominik R. G.
Sur Sharanya
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