Lectures on Solar and Planetary Dynamos (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. Fundamentals of dynamo theory P. H. Roberts; 2. Solar and stellar dynamics N. O. Weiss; 3. Convection and magnetoconvection in a rapidly rotating sphere M. R. E. Proctor; 4. Solar dynamos: computational background A. Brandenburg; 5. Energy sources for planetary dynamos W. V. R. Malkus; 6. Fast dynamos A. M. Soward; 7. Non-linear planetary dynamos D. R. Fearn; 8. The chaotic solar cycle E. A. Spiegel; 9. The non-linear dynamo and Model-Z S. I. Braginsky; 10. Maps and dynamos B. J. Bayly; 11. Bifurcations in rotating systems E. Knobloch; Index.