Revisiting the ABC flow dynamo

DOI10.1063/1.4795546zbMATH Open1315.76044arXiv1206.5186OpenAlexW3098095673MaRDI QIDQ5261803FDOQ5261803

Ismaël Bouya, E. Dormy

Publication date: 7 July 2015

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The ABC flow is a prototype for fast dynamo action, essential to the origin of magnetic field in large astrophysical objects. Probably the most studied configuration is the classical 1:1:1 flow. We investigate its dynamo properties varying the magnetic Reynolds number Rm. We identify two kinks in the growth rate, which correspond respectively to an eigenvalue crossing and to an eigenvalue coalescence. The dominant eigenvalue becomes purely real for a finite value of the control parameter. Finally we show that even for Rm = 25000, the dominant eigenvalue has not yet reached an asymptotic behaviour. Its still varies very significantly with the controlling parameter. Even at these very large values of Rm the fast dynamo property of this flow cannot yet be established.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1206.5186

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05)

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