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Magnetohydrodynamic Simulation of the Evolution of Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in Disk Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Robert C. Bishop
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 USA
Paul R. Shapiro
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 USA
Daniel C. Barnes
Affiliation:
Science Applications International Corporation 206 Wild Basin Road, Suite 103 Austin, Texas 78746 USA

Abstract

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The amplification of a seed magnetic field by the hydrodynamic behavior of a disk galaxy is an important and challenging problem. We present our initial work on a numerical simulation of the amplification of such a field to large scales and its subsequent evolution. The computations will be carried out using a 3-D magnetohydrodynamic code.

Type
4. Magnetohydrodynamics of Galactic Magnetic Fields
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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