Solar and Astrophysical Dynamos and Magnetic Activity (IAU S294)

by Alexander G. Kosovichev

"Global magnetic fields in planets, in the Sun and other stars, in spiral glazies and galaxy clusters are believed to be generated and maintained by a hydromagnetic dynamo, a process that converts turbulent kinetic energy into magnetic energy. These dynamo processes operate on drastically different scales, but are associated with common physical mechanisms, involving a complex interaction of rotation, turbulence, and instabilities. The goal of IAU Symposium 294 was to discuss the most important results of recent studies of the cosmic dynamo processes, from planets to stars, galaxies, and...