Magnetoconvection and the solar dynamo

Authors
Nordlund, A Dorch, SBF Stein, RF
Citation
A. Nordlund et al., Magnetoconvection and the solar dynamo, J ASTROPHYS, 21(3-4), 2000, pp. 307-313
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
ISSN journal
02506335 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
307 - 313
Database
ISI
SICI code
0250-6335(200009/12)21:3-4<307:MATSD>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We review current understanding of the interaction of magnetic fields with convective motions in stellar convection zones. Among the most exciting rec ent results is the discovery that magnetic fields need not primarily be con fined to the stable layer below the convection zone; numerical simulations have shown that surprisingly. strong magnetic fields can be maintained in t he interior of the convection zone.