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论太阳的差异自转和对流

On Differential Rotation and Convection in the Sun

S. A. Balbus, J. Bonart, H. N. Latter, N. O. Weiss

摘要:

我们表明,如果等旋廓线符合热成风方程的特征,那么,除了内外边界层外,太阳对流区的微分旋廓线可以很精确地再现。这就要求有一个涉及熵和角速度的正式的定量关系。早期的工作表明,这可能会产生磁流体动力学稳定性约束,在这里,我们认为,纯粹的流体动力学过程也可能导致这样的结果。热成风方程对径向熵梯度不敏感,这一事实对流体动力学解特别重要。这使得一个更一般的解决方案,以适应太阳等自转轮廓,超越那些熵本身必须是一个函数的角速度。特别是,对于这个扩展的类,热成风的太阳旋转配置文件的解决方案仍然有效,即使大的径向熵梯度存在。这类解决方案的一个明确和明确的例子似乎是目前在出版的太阳对流区的数值模拟。虽然该理论是流体力学性质的,但它对弱磁场的存在并不敏感。因此,识别太阳等自转线与热成风方程的特点似乎是强大的,适应,但决不要求,磁场动态。

英文摘要:

We show that the differential rotation profile of the solar convection zone, apart from inner and outer boundary layers, can be reproduced with great accu- racy if the isorotation contours correspond to characteristics of the thermal wind equation. This requires that there be a formal quantitative relationship involving the entropy and the angular velocity. Earlier work has suggested that this could arise from magnetohydrodynamic stability constraints; here we argue that purely hydrodynamical processes could also lead to such a result. Of special importance to the hydrodynamical solution is the fact that the thermal wind equation is insensitive to radial entropy gradients. This allows a much more general class of solutions to fit the solar isorotation contours, beyond just those in which the entropy itself must be a function of the angular velocity. In particular, for this expanded class, the thermal wind solution of the solar rotation profile remains valid even when large radial entropy gradients are present. A clear and explicit example of this class of solution appears to be present in published numerical simulations of the solar convective zone. Though hydrodynamical in character, the theory is not sensitive to the presence of weak magnetic fields. Thus, the identification of solar isorotation contours with the characteristics of the thermal wind equation appears to be robust, accommodating, but by no means requiring, magnetic field dynamics.

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