Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976icar...28..489h&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 28, Aug. 1976, p. 489-500.
Physics
3
Induction, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Magnetospheres, Solar Wind, Atmospheric Models, Lines Of Force, Magnetopause, Mariner 10 Space Probe, Planetology
Scientific paper
A model is outlined in which the origin of Mercury's magnetic field is attributed to electromagnetic induction from the interplanetary magnetic field. Both transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) induction are considered. It is found that neither mode can produce a totally detached magnetopause, so the highly nonlinear dynamics of magnetopausal flux deflection is investigated as a potential inhibitor of the decaying tendency of linear induction. No mechanism is discovered which can account for the large distance of the magnetopause, its temporal stability, and the orientation of the magnetic field. It is shown that the stochastic trapped-field TE model comes close to fulfilling these requirements, but cannot explain the Mariner 10 observations of Mercury's field. Noting the potential difficulties of the convective magnetic dynamo model, it is concluded that the source of Mercury's field is still poorly understood.
Chao Jerry K.
Herbert Fritz
Sonett Charles P.
Wiskerchen M.
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