Lectures on solar and planetary dynamos
@inproceedings{Proctor1994LecturesOS,
title={Lectures on solar and planetary dynamos},
author={Mark R. Proctor and Andrew D. Gilbert},
year={1994}
}Introduction 1. Fundamentals of dynamo theory P. H. Roberts 2. Solar and stellar dynamics N. O. Weiss 3. Convection and magnetoconvection in a rapidly rotating sphere M. R. E. Proctor 4. Solar dynamos: computational background A. Brandenburg 5. Energy sources for planetary dynamos W. V. R. Malkus 6. Fast dynamos A. M. Soward 7. Non-linear planetary dynamos D. R. Fearn 8. The chaotic solar cycle E. A. Spiegel 9. The non-linear dynamo and Model-Z S. I. Braginsky 10. Maps and dynamos B. J. Bayly…
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