Dynamo theory [electronic resource] : can amplification of magnetic-field profiles arise from a cross-field alpha effect
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Los Alamos, N.M. : Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1982. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
The answer to the title question is here provided in cylindrical geometry for an essentially arbitrary radial dependence of this alpha effect, except that it is subject to a simple, physically required constraint. The interest in this type of alpha effect derives from its connection with compressible turbulence, which is usually not considered in kinematic dynamo theory.