Variations of the solar cycle profile in a solar dynamo with fluctuating dynamo governing parameters

DOI10.1051/0004-6361/201118733zbMATH Open1260.85071arXiv1112.6218OpenAlexW2133559115WikidataQ69025690 ScholiaQ69025690MaRDI QIDQ4906006FDOQ4906006

Authors: V. V. Pipin, I. G. Usoskin, D. Sokoloff 

Publication date: 21 February 2013

Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Solar cycles vary in their amplitude and shape. There are several empirical relations between various parameters linking cycle's shape and amplitude, in particular the Waldmeier relations. As solar cycle is believed to be a result of the solar dynamo action, these relations require explanation in the framework of this theory.Here we aim to present a possible explanation of such kind. We relate the cycle-to-cycle variability of solar activity to fluctuations of solar dynamo drivers and primarily to fluctuations in the parameter responsible for recovery of the poloidal magnetic field from the toroidal one. To be specific, we develop such a model in the framework of the mean-field dynamo based on the differential rotation and $alpha$-effect. We demonstrate that the mean-field dynamo based on a realistic rotation curve and nonlinearity associated with the magnetic helicity balance reproduces both qualitatively and quantitatively the Waldmeier relations observed in sunspot data since 1750 (SIDC data). The model also reproduces more or less successfully other relations between the parameters under discussion, in particular, the link between odd and even cycles (Gnevyshev-Ohl rule). We conclude that the contemporary solar dynamo theory provides a way to explain the cycle-to-cycle variability of solar activity as recorded in sunspots. We discuss the importance of the model for stellar activity cycles which, as known from the data of HK project, demonstrate the cycle-to-cycle variability similar to solar cycles.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.6218

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zbMATH Keywords

sunspotsSun: activitymagnetig fieldsSun: dynamo

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

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