Current status of turbulent dynamo theory: from large-scale to small-scale dynamos

A Brandenburg, D Sokoloff, K Subramanian - Space Science Reviews, 2012 - Springer
Several recent advances in turbulent dynamo theory are reviewed. High resolution
simulations of small-scale and large-scale dynamo action in periodic domains are compared …

Synthesizing observations and theory to understand galactic magnetic fields: progress and challenges

R Beck, L Chamandy, E Elson, EG Blackman - Galaxies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Constraining dynamo theories of magnetic field origin by observation is indispensable but
challenging, in part because the basic quantities measured by observers and predicted by …

Astrophysical hydromagnetic turbulence

A Brandenburg, A Lazarian - Space Science Reviews, 2013 - Springer
Recent progress in astrophysical hydromagnetic turbulence is being reviewed. The physical
ideas behind the now widely accepted Goldreich–Sridhar model and its extension to …

Turbulent processes and mean-field dynamo

A Brandenburg, D Elstner, Y Masada, V Pipin - Space Science Reviews, 2023 - Springer
Mean-field dynamo theory has important applications in solar physics and galactic
magnetism. We discuss some of the many turbulence effects relevant to the generation of …

Advances in mean-field dynamo theory and applications to astrophysical turbulence

A Brandenburg - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2018 - cambridge.org
Recent advances in mean-field theory are reviewed and applications to the Sun, late-type
stars, accretion disks, galaxies and the early Universe are discussed. We focus particularly …

From primordial seed magnetic fields to the galactic dynamo

K Subramanian - Galaxies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The origin and maintenance of coherent magnetic fields in the Universe is reviewed with an
emphasis on the possible challenges that arise in their theoretical understanding. We begin …

The global solar dynamo

RH Cameron, M Dikpati, A Brandenburg - Space Science Reviews, 2017 - Springer
A brief summary of the various observations and constraints that underlie solar dynamo
research are presented. The arguments that indicate that the solar dynamo is an alpha …

Magnetic helicity fluxes from triple correlators

K Gopalakrishnan, K Subramanian - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluxes of the magnetic helicity density play an important role in large-scale turbulent
dynamos, allowing the growth of large-scale magnetic fields while overcoming catastrophic …

Large-eddy simulations of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in heliophysics and astrophysics

M Miesch, W Matthaeus, A Brandenburg… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
We live in an age in which high-performance computing is transforming the way we do
science. Previously intractable problems are now becoming accessible by means of …

Magnetic helicity and large scale magnetic fields: a primer

EG Blackman - Multi-scale Structure Formation and Dynamics in …, 2016 - Springer
Magnetic fields of laboratory, planetary, stellar, and galactic plasmas commonly exhibit
significant order on large temporal or spatial scales compared to the otherwise random …