• Title of article

    Dynamics of fossil magnetic fields in massive star interiors

  • Author/Authors

    Stéphane Mathis، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    160
  • To page
    165
  • Abstract
    In this talk, I review the different MHD processes, which take place in massive star interiors. First, I describe MHD instabilities, which act on magnetic fields in stellar radiation zones, and the dynamo action in massive stars that give strong indications in favor of a fossil origin of the fields observed at the surface of these stars. Then, I discuss the study of MHD turbulent relaxation processes, which are now examined in stellar interiors, to describe initial conditions for fossil magnetic fields. Finally, I focus on the state of the art of the modeling of the interaction between differential rotation, fossil magnetic field, meridional circulation, and turbulence.
  • Keywords
    plasmas , stars: rotation , stars: magnetic fields , stars: evolution , magnetohydrodynamics: MHD
  • Journal title
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
  • Record number

    667823