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DYNAMO THEORY: BASICS
Amitava Bhattacharjee Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University Acknowledgments: Matthias Rempel, HAO/NCAR
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Why is the Universe magnetized?
D. Longcope lecture: Dynamo has 3 fundamental features: • Electrically conducting fluid • Fluid must have complex motions • Motions must be vigorous enough (as measured by the
Magnetic Reynolds number Rm = velocity x size/resistivity)
Toy example: Homopolar Dynamo References for this lecture: Heliophysics, Vol. 1, Chapter 3: M. Rempel Heliophysics, Vol. 3, Chapter 6: P. Charbonneau Heliophysics, Vol. 4, Chapter 6: S. Stanley
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If a plasma is perfectly conducting, that is, it obeys the ideal Ohm’s law, E+ v×B = 0B-lines are frozen in the plasma, and no reconnection occurs.
What is Magnetic Reconnection?
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What is magnetic reconnection? (continued)
Departures from ideal behavior, represented by
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E + v × B / c = R , ∇×R ≠ 0break ideal topological invariants, allowing field lines to reconnect. In the generalized Ohm’s law for weakly collisional or collisionless plasmas, R contains resistivity, Hall current, electron inertia and pressure.
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Accretion Disks near a Black Hole
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