Galmag: Computation of realistic galactic magnetic fields
Abstract
Galmag computes galactic magnetic fields based on mean field dynamo theory. Written in Python, Galmag allows quick exploration of solutions to the mean field dynamo equation based on galaxy parameters specified by the user, such as the scale height profile and the galaxy rotation curves. The magnetic fields are solenoidal by construction and can be helical.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- March 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019ascl.soft03005R
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- Software