2002/05/16 by N. Kleeorin, D. Moss, I. Rogachevskii +1
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph
published as ASTRON. ASTROPHYS. 361, L5-L8 (2000) · 4 pages, aa.cls
arxiv created 2002/05/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We demonstrate that the inclusion of the helicity flux in the magnetic helicity balance in the nonlinear stage of galactic dynamo action results in a radical change in the magnetic field dynamics. The equilibrium value of the large-scale magnetic field is then approximately the equipartition level. This is in contrast to the situation without the flux of helicity, when the magnetic helicity is conserved locally, which leads to substantially subequipartition values for the equilibrium large-scale magnetic field.