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dynamo theory: a standalone construct

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the account of how motions of an electrically conducting fluid generate and sustain the magnetic fields of planets and stars.

In plasma physics, dynamo theory refers to the account of how motions of an electrically conducting fluid generate and sustain the magnetic fields of planets and stars. This meaning comes from Parker (1955) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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  1. Parker, E. N. (1955). Hydromagnetic Dynamo Models. The Astrophysical Journal, 122, 293. https://doi.org/10.1086/146087

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