Magnetic flux concentrations from turbulent stratified convection

@article{Kapyla2015MagneticFC,
  title={Magnetic flux concentrations from turbulent stratified convection},
  author={Petri J. Kapyla and Axel Brandenburg and Nathan Kleeorin and M. J. Kapyla and I. Rogachevskii ReSoLVE Center of Excellence and Aalto and University of Helsinki and Nordita and Stockholm University and Jila and Lasp and Ben-Gurion University},
  journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics},
  year={2015},
  volume={588},
  pages={1-13}
}
Context. The formation of magnetic flux concentrations within the solar convection zone leading to sunspot formation is unexplained. Aims. We study the self-organization of initially uniform sub-eq ... 
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