Solar magnetic fields
by admin | January 15, 2010 - 4:56pm
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A simulation of the 3D magnetohydrodynamics at play in the outer third of a star. Each “hair” represents a magnetic field line embedded in the stellar plasma flow. Near the equator, the convective flows tend to align with the axis of rotation; in higher latitudes the convection is more cyclonic.
A simulation of the 3D magnetohydrodynamics at play in the outer third of a star. Each “hair” represents a magnetic field line embedded in the stellar plasma flow. Near the equator, the convective flows tend to align with the axis of rotation; in higher latitudes the convection is more cyclonic.
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