Oscillatory large-scale dynamos from Cartesian convection simulations
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Oscillatory large-scale dynamos from Cartesian convection simulations P.J. Käpylä a b c , M.J. Mantere a & A. Brandenburg b c a Physics Department, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland b NORDITA, Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden c Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden Version of record first published: 30 Aug 2012.
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