Levels of stabilization of velocity and magnetic induction in the convective zone of the Sun
Abstract
The induction and momentum equations of solar dynamo are simplified to a dynamic system for the convective Root-Mean-Square (rms) velocity and the rms magnetic field in the solar convection zone. The study of stable stationary points of this system gives a minor excess of the critical level of the dynamo and, accordingly, moderate magnetic field typically about 1 T (10 kG). A significantly lower rms magnetic field may be possible at some parameters of the system. The stable rms velocity is about 100 m/sec, and the characteristic magnetic times are about the half-period of solar rotation or about an average lifetime of sunspots. Relative magnetic energy is of order 5 kJ/kg that is about the kinetic energy. The unstable stationary points could be near zero magnetic fields as in periods of very lower solar activity similar to the Maunder minimum.
- Publication:
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Dynamics of Solar and Stellar Convection Zones and Atmospheres
- Pub Date:
- December 2024
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2024IAUS..365..364S
- Keywords:
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- convective velocity;
- convective zone;
- diffusion times;
- levels of stabilization;
- magnetic field value;
- solar dynamo