Speaker: Prof. Simon Tavaré (DAMTP)
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre
Time: 4/03/2013 20:30, drinks from 20:15

Dynamo theory is concerned with the generation of magnetic fields by motion in electrically conducting fluids. This process, quite straightforward in a conventional generator, is more complex in homogeneous fluids. I will discuss various different mechanisms of dynamo action and their application to the magnetic fields of astrophysical bodies.