Paradigm shifts in solar dynamo modeling
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Selected topics in solar dynamo theory are being highlighted. The possible relevance of the near-surface shear layer is discussed. The role of turbulent downward pumping is mentioned in connection with earlier concerns that a dynamo-generated magnetic field would be rapidly lost from the convection zone by magnetic buoyancy. It is argued that shear-mediated small-scale magnetic helicity fluxes are responsible for the success of some of the recent largescale dynamo simulations. These fluxes help in disposing of excess small-scale magnetic helicity. This small-scale magnetic helicity, in turn, is generated in response to the production of an overall tilt in each Parker loop. Some preliminary calculations of this helicity flux are presented for a system with uniform shear. In the Sun the effects of magnetic helicity fluxes may be seen in coronal mass ejections shedding large amounts of magnetic helicity.
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