Open AccessUnderstanding the solar dynamo
Author(s) -
Bushby Paul,
Mason Joanne
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-4004.2003.45407.x
Subject(s) - dynamo , solar dynamo , dynamo theory , physics , theoretical physics , astrophysics , astronomy , magnetic field , quantum mechanics
Becoming ever more tightly constrained by observations and theory, the solar dynamo model that we have now bears little resemblance to the model studied just 30 years ago and, furthermore, it is likely to be modified in the near future. Solar dynamo theorists have learnt much over recent years, however we are still far from a complete understanding of how the Sun generates its magnetic field. So w...