Jan 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998fsam.conf..113h&link_type=abstract
From the Sun: Auroras Magnetic Storms, Solar Flares, Cosmic Rays, p. 113
Physics
Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Activity, Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Dynamo Theory, Stars, Shear Flow, Rotating Generators, Plasmas (Physics), Magnetic Diffusion, Fine Structure, Diffusion, Convection
Scientific paper
The solar dynamo is the process by which the Sun's magnetic field is generated through the interaction of the field with convection and rotation. In this, it is kin to planetary dynamos and other stellar dynamos. Although the precise mechanism by which the Sun generates its field remains poorly understood despite decades of theoretical and observational work, recent advances suggest that solutions to this solar dynamo problem may be forthcoming. Two basic processes are involved in dynamo activity. When the fluid stresses dominate the magnetic stresses (high plasma beta = 8(pi)rho/B(sup 2)), shear flows can stretch magnetic field lines in the direction of the shear (the "alpha effect") and helical flows can lift and twist field lines into orthogonal planes (the "alpha effect"). These two processes can be active anywhere in the solar convection zone but with different results depending upon their relative strengths and signs. Little is known about how and where these processes occur. Other processes, such as magnetic diffusion and the effects of the fine scale structure of the solar magnetic field, pose additional problems.
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