Planetary dynamos

Busse, F.H. and Simitev, R. (2007) Planetary dynamos. In: Spohn, T. (ed.) Treatise on Geophysics. Vol.10: Planets and Moons. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 281-298. ISBN 9780444519283 (doi: 10.1016/B978-044452748-6.00160-7)

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Abstract

The theory of planetary dynamos and its applications to observed phenomena of planetary magnetism are outlined. It is generally accepted that convection flows driven by thermal or compositional buoyancy are the most likely source for the sustenance of global planetary magnetic fields. While the existence of dynamos in electrically conducting fluid planetary cores provides constraints on properties of the latter, the lack of knowledge about time dependences of the magnetic fields and about their toroidal components together with the restricted parameter regions accessible to theory have prevented so far a full understanding of the phenomena of planetary magnetism.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Simitev, Professor Radostin
Authors: Busse, F.H., and Simitev, R.
Subjects:Q Science > QB Astronomy
Q Science > QC Physics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Publisher:Elsevier
ISBN:9780444519283

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