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Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in the Tayler instability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2012

Fabio Del Sordo ,
Alfio Bonanno ,
Axel Brandenburg  and
Dhrubaditya Mitra
Fabio Del Sordo
Affiliation:
Nordita, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, email: fabio@nordita.org Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, SE 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Alfio Bonanno
Affiliation:
INAF- Catania Astrophysical Observatory, Via S.Sofia 78, 95123 CataniaITALY
Axel Brandenburg
Affiliation:
Nordita, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, email: fabio@nordita.org Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, SE 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Dhrubaditya Mitra
Affiliation:
Nordita, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, email: fabio@nordita.org
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Abstract

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The chiral symmetry breaking properties of the Tayler instability are discussed. Effective amplitude equations are determined in one case. This model has three free parameters that are determined numerically. Comparison with chiral symmetry breaking in biochemistry is made.

Keywords

Sun: magnetic fieldsdynamomagnetic helicity
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S286: Comparative Magnetic Minima: Characterizing quiet times in the Sun and Stars , October 2011 , pp. 65 - 69
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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