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径向变化electrical conductivity对三维数值发电机的影响

Effects of a radially varying electrical conductivity on 3D numerical dynamos

Natalia Gomez-Perez, Moritz H. Heimpel, Johannes Wicht

摘要:

在类地行星的内核中,从液态金属到硅酸盐岩石的转变很可能伴随着外核液体成分的梯度。挥发性富集的液体合金的电导率可以显著低于在靠近内核边界处发现的轻元素贫化的流体。在本文中,我们研究的影响,径向可变的电导率行星发电机行动使用的电导率,呈指数下降的半径的函数。我们发现,连续的,径向向外递减的电导率分布的数值解的结果在强烈修改的流量和磁场动态,与均匀的电导率的解决方案相比。模拟流体顶部的力平衡决定了流动的总体特征。外边界附近的科里奥利力和洛伦兹力之间的关系控制着系统的流动和磁场强度以及形态。我们的研究结果意味着水星液态外核顶部附近的低电导率层与其弱磁场是一致的。

英文摘要:

The transition from liquid metal to silicate rock in the cores of the terrestrial planets is likely to be accompanied by a gradient in the composition of the outer core liquid. The electrical conductivity of a volatile enriched liquid alloy can be substantially lower than a light-element-depleted fluid found close to the inner core boundary. In this paper, we investigate the effect of radially variable electrical conductivity on planetary dynamo action using an electrical conductivity that decreases exponentially as a function of radius. We find that numerical solutions with continuous, radially outward decreasing electrical conductivity profiles result in strongly modified flow and magnetic field dynamics, compared to solutions with homogeneous electrical conductivity. The force balances at the top of the simulated fluid determine the overall character of the flow. The relationship between Coriolis and Lorentz forces near the outer boundary controls the flow and magnetic field intensity and morphology of the system. Our results imply that a low conductivity layer near the top of Mercury's liquid outer core is consistent with its weak magnetic field.

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