Numerical Simulations of Kinematic Dynamo Action
arXiv:astro-ph/0204208 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021568
Abstract
Numerical simulations of kinematic dynamo action in steady and 3-d ABC flows are presented with special focus on growth rates and multiple periods of the prescribed velocity field. It is found that the difference in growth rate is due to differences in the recycling of the weakest part of the magnetic field. Differences in the topology in cases with and without stagnation points in the imposed velocity field are also investigated, and it is found that the cigar-like structures that develop in the classical A=B=C dynamos, are replaced by ribbon structures in cases where the flow is without stagnation points.
7 pages, 12 PS figures, submitted to A&A (+ slight changes from previous version)
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