Parity fluctuations in stellar dynamos


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Abstract

Observations of the solar butterfly diagram from sunspot records suggest persistent fluctuations in parity, away from the overall, approximately dipolar pattern. A simple mean-field dynamo model is used with a solar-like rotation law and perturbed α effect. The parity of the magnetic field relative to the rotational equator can demonstrate can be described as resonance behavior, while the magnetic energy behaves in a more or less expected way. Possible applications of this effect are discussed in the context of various deviations of the solar magnetic field from dipolar symmetry, as reported from analyses of archival sunspot data. The model produces fluctuations in field parity, and hence in the butterfly diagram, that are consistent with observed fluctuaions in solar behavior.

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D. L. Moss

School of Mathematics

Email: sokoloff.dd@gmail.com
United Kingdom, Manchester

D. D. Sokoloff

Institute of Continuous Mechanical Media, Ural Branch; Moscow State University

Author for correspondence.
Email: sokoloff.dd@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Perm; Moscow

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