Existence results for coupled nonlinear systems approximating the rotating MHD flow over a rotating sphere near the equator (Q1939482)

The authors study a coupled nonlinear system of differential equations approximating the rotating MHD flow over a rotating sphere near the equator. In particular, using the Schauder fixed point theorem, the existence of solutions is established, other results on similar systems show that the question of existence in not obvious and, hence, that the present results are useful. Indeed, the work of McLeod in the 1970s shows some nonexistence results for similar problems. From here, the authors are also able to discuss some of the features of the obtained solutions. The observed behaviors of the solutions agree well with the numerical simulations present in the literature.