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Cowling's anti-dynamo theorem: a standalone construct

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theorem that an axisymmetric magnetic field cannot be maintained by dynamo action.

In plasma physics, Cowling's anti-dynamo theorem refers to theorem that an axisymmetric magnetic field cannot be maintained by dynamo action. This meaning comes from Cowling (1933) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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References

Cowling, T. G. (1933). The Magnetic Field of Sunspots. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 94(1), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/94.1.39

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