Experimental dynamos: from models to applications to the geodynamo

Larmor proposed in 1919 an explanation for the origin of the Sun’s magnetic field. This phenomenon, known as the dynamo effect, is considered to be responsible for most of the magnetic fields of astrophysical objects, including that of the Earth. It took over 80 years after Larmor’s explanation for...

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Main Author: Pétrélis, François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2024-12-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Physique
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.205/
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