Rohit Kumar
Articles written in Pramana – Journal of Physics
Volume 81 Issue 6 December 2013 pp 1037-1043
Mahendra K Verma Bidya Binay Karak Rohit Kumar
In this paper, we estimate the magnetic Reynolds number of a typical protostar before and after deuterium burning, and claim for the existence of dynamo process in both the phases, because the magnetic Reynolds number of the protostar far exceeds the critical magnetic Reynolds number for dynamo action. Using the equipartition of kinetic and magnetic energies, we estimate the steady-state magnetic field of the protostar to be of the order of kilogauss, which is in good agreement with observations.
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