Magnetic Dynamos (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Magnetic Dynamos

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The magnetic fields seen in red giants are left over from an earlier phase when the stellar cores hosted turbulent convection, creating a 'magnetic dynamo'. Magnetic fields are only present in stars more massive than the Sun because core convection only occurs in those stars.

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University of Sydney

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