Unequal-hemisphere dynamo rotating wave
ID: unequal-hemisphere-dynamo-rotating-wave
For nonzero coupling , an alpha-quenching rotating wave can be made real in its toroidal amplitudes by a common phase rotation. Set . The amplitude equations are and . Subtracting after cross multiplication gives . Unequal magnitudes therefore require and . They exist exactly when and have the displayed squared amplitudes. Exchanging hemispheres yields the companion solution. This breaks equatorial reflection symmetry and combines both dipole and quadrupole parity in a mean-field dynamo. Existence does not alone prove nonlinear stability.
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