THE DYNAMICS OF MAGNETIC FLUX TUBES IN THE SOLAR CONVECTION ZONE A Study of Active Region Formation
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1. Abstract We describe some of our recent work on the dynamics of ux tubes in the solar convection zone. We focus on two topics, the rst being the orientation (\tilt") of active regions, and how comparisons between observations of tilt and tilts computed from numerical simulations of ux tubes can be used to infer properties of magnetic elds deep in the solar interior. The second topic is an investigation of the kink instability of twisted ux tubes in the solar interior, and its possible relationship with are-productive spot regions. 2. Introduction Much of our research has focused on studying how magnetic ux emerges from the base of the solar convection zone, where the solar cycle dynamo is believed to operate, to the surface of the sun, where the eeects of magnetic
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تاریخ انتشار 2007