Simple mechanism for reversals of earth's magnetic field.
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We show that a model, recently used to describe all the dynamical regimes of the magnetic field generated by the dynamo effect in the von Kármán sodium experiment, also provides a simple explanation of the reversals of Earth's magnetic field, despite strong differences between both systems. The validity of the model relies on the smallness of the magnetic Prandtl number.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 102 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009