 Magnetic flux separation

In nonlinear magnetoconvection, magnetic flux separation is coexistence of weak-field regions with vigorous broad convection and strong-field regions with inhibited or small-scale convection. Flux expulsion provides a mechanism for segregation. Conserved mean vertical magnetic flux implies $f{B}_c+(1-f)B_q=B_0$ for an idealized two-region area fraction $f$. Weak field in convecting regions therefore requires enhanced field elsewhere. The existence and stability of the segregated state depend on parameters and boundaries.