CONSTRUCTION OF STEADY-STATE HYDROMAGNETIC DYNAMOS. II. THE SPHERICAL CONDUCTOR,

Abstract

The steady-state kinematic dynamo problem in a homogeneous sphere with concentric spherical fluid core is considered. The existence of a class of solenoidal dynamos satisfying a no-slip condition on the core boundary is proved by perturbing the discrete spectrum of a simpler self-adjoint comparison problem. The dynamos are of the form q = q(1) + q(2) + q(3) where q(1) is spatially periodic, q(2) is zero except in a neighborhood of the boundary of the core, and q(3) is an arbitrary sufficiently small motion. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653603

Entities

People

  • Stephen Childress

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Construction
  • Spectra
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics