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Title: | Magnetic helicity in galactic dynamos |
Authors: | Subramanian, K |
Keywords: | Galaxies Galactic Magnetic Fields Dynamos Magnetic Helicity |
Issue Date: | Sep-2002 |
Publisher: | Astronomical Society of India |
Citation: | BASI, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 715 - 721 |
Abstract: | Magnetic fields correlated on kiloparsec scales are seen in spiral galaxies. Their origin ~ould be due to amplification of a small seed field by a turbulent galactic dynamo. We review the current status of the galactic dynamo, especially the constraints imposed by magnetic helicity conservation. We estimate the minimal strength of the large-scale magnetic field which could arise in spite of the helicity constraint. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2821 |
Appears in Collections: | BASI Publications |
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