Model of a multiscaled MHD dynamo     

D. D. Sokoloff  P. G. Frick 《Astronomy Reports》2003,47(6):511-516

A simple model for a multiscaled MHD dynamo is suggested. The uppermost tier of the model controls the evolution of the large-scale magnetic field, while the lower tiers are responsible for the evolution of the small-scale velocity and magnetic fields. This approach makes it possible to reproduce, e.g., the evolution of the Galactic magnetic field for realistic magnetic Reynolds numbers, which cannot be done using direct, detailed simulations.  相似文献   

Topology of the Universe and topological inflation     

D. D. Sokoloff 《Astronomy Reports》2003,47(12):975-978

A cosmological scenario in which the topology of the Universe is treated like a dynamical time-dependent variable is put forward. The Universe could be small in an initial quantum stage of evolution and then gradually increase its dimensions so that the present-day nontrivial topology is manifest only far beyond the cosmological horizon.  相似文献   

Near-polar starspots and polar dynamo waves     

S. V. Novikov  N. E. Piskunov  D. D. Sokoloff 《Astronomy Reports》2004,48(6):522-524

A possible mechanism for the formation of near-polar magnetic spots on some stars with convective envelopes is proposed. The mechanism is based on the idea that the maximum of the dynamo waves that are excited in thin convective shells by the dynamo mechanism is shifted appreciably from the maximum of the magnetic-field sources in the direction of motion of the dynamo wave. If there is no region of super-rotation near the equator for some reason (as a consequence of disruption due to tidal interaction with a companion in a binary system, for example) and the wave of stellar activity propagates toward the poles rather than toward the equator, this maximum will be in the near-polar regions.  相似文献   

The phase shift between the hemispheres in the solar activity cycle     

A. S. Shibalova  V. N. Obridko  D. D. Sokoloff 《Astronomy Reports》2016,60(10):949-953

The shift between the solar activity cycles in the northern and southern hemispheres of the Sun is studied using data on sunspot number and area. The data obtained are compared with archival information on episodes of appreciable solar-cycle asymmetry. The small phase shift between recent activity cycles in the northern and southern solar hemispheres differs considerably from the shift for episodes of appreciable deviations from dipolar symmetry in the sunspot distribution detected with various degrees of confidence in archival astronomical data from the 17th–19th centuries. The current time shift between the hemispheres is insignificant, about 6–7 months. This shift has changed its sign twice in recent solar history; this probably corresponds to more or less periodic variations with a timescale close to the duration of the Gleissberg cycle.  相似文献   

Cosmological magnetic dynamo in the early Universe     

S. M. Tarbeeva  V. B. Semikoz  D. D. Sokoloff 《Astronomy Reports》2007,51(10):781-786

We study the behavior of large-scale magnetic fields in the early Universe influenced by an instability associated with breaking of mirror symmetry in weak interactions. It is shown that the magnetic field, whose present scale reaches about 500 m, which is negligible for galactic sizes, increases considerably if we correctly take into account the dynamics of the Universe. We conclude that this magnetic field is unlikely to provide the seed field for galactic dynamos, nearly independent of the particular instability considered.  相似文献   

The fast dynamo in interstellar turbulence     

V. G. Lamburt  D. D. Sokoloff 《Astronomy Reports》2001,45(2):95-99

The α effect and coefficient of eddy diffusivity are calculated for the magnetic field in a random flow with recovery. Such a flow loses its memory abruptly at random times that form a Poisson flow of events. Interstellar turbulence sustained by supernova outbursts is one physical realization of such a flow. The growth rates and configurations of large-scale galactic magnetic fields for this situation are close to those predicted by simple galactic dynamo models. At the same time, the model of a flow with recovery makes it possible to trace the role of the effective “forgetting” of correlations. The presence of this forgetting distinguishes interstellar turbulence from other types of random flows.  相似文献   

Galactic Spiral Arms and Dynamo Control Parameters     

Shukurov  A.  Sokoloff  D. 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》1998,42(3):391-396

We discuss the effects of galactic spiral arms on the -coefficient, turbulent diffusivity and turbulent energy density of the interstellar turbulence. We argue that the -coefficient and the dynamo number are larger in the interarm regions, whereas the kinetic energy density of turbulence is larger in the arms; the turbulent magnetic diffusivity can be only weakly affected by the spiral pattern.  相似文献   

Lagrangian Solution of Dynamo Equations and Path Integrals     

Sokoloff  D. 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》1998,42(3):297-301

We discuss an explicit solution of the Cauchy problem for induction equation and suggest its generalization for equations of ²-dynamo. These solutions are based on concepts of multiplicative, Wiener path, and stochastic integrals. Obtained explicit solution can be useful as a tool in investigations of a dynamo with fluctuating helicity.  相似文献   

The solar dynamo in the light of the distribution of various sunspot magnetic classes over butterfly diagram     

D. Sokoloff  A.I. Khlystova 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2010,331(1):82-87

We present the data concerning the distribution of various sunspot magnetic classes over the solar butterfly diagram and discuss how this data can inform solar dynamo models. We use the statistics of sunspots that violate the Hale polarity law to estimate the ratio of the fluctuating and mean components of the toroidal magnetic field inside the solar convective zone. An analysis of the spatial distribution of bipolar, unipolar and complex sunspot groups in the context of simple dynamo models results in the conclusion that the mean toroidal field is relatively simple and maintains its shape during the course of the solar cycle (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)  相似文献   

Differential rotation of some HK-Project stars and the butterfly diagrams     

M.M. Katsova  M.A. Livshits  W. Soon  S.L. Baliunas  D.D. Sokoloff   《New Astronomy》2010,15(2):274-281

We analyze the long-term variability of the chromospheric radiation of 20 stars monitored in the course of the HK-Project at the Mount Wilson Observatory. We apply the modified wavelet algorithm for this set of gapped time series. Besides the mean rotational periods for all these stars, we find reliable changes of the rotational periods from year to year for a few stars. Epochs of slower rotation occur when the activity level of the star is high, and the relationship repeats again during the next maximum of an activity cycle. Such an effect is traced in two stars with activity cycles that are not perfectly regular (but labeled “Good” under the classification in [Baliunas, S.L., Donahue, R.A., Soon, W.H., Horne, J.H., Frazer, J., Woodard-Eklund, L., Bradford, M., Rao, L.M., Wilson, O.C., Zhang, Q. et al., 1995. ApJ 438, 269.]) but the two stars have mean activity levels exceed that of the Sun. The averaged rotational period of HD 115404 is 18.5 days but sometimes the period increases up to 21.5 days. The sign of the differential rotation is the same as the Sun’s, and the value ΔΩ/Ω=-0.14. For the star HD 149661, this ratio is −0.074. Characteristic changes of rotational periods occur over around three years when the amplitude of the rotational modulation is large. These changes can be transformed into latitude-time butterfly diagrams with minimal a priori assumptions. We compare these results with those for the Sun as a star and conclude that epochs when surface inhomogeneities rotate slower are synchronous with the reversal of the global magnetic dipole.  相似文献