Path integrals for mean-field equations in nonlinear dynamos

摘要

Mean-field dynamo equations are addressed with the aid of the path integral method. The evolution of magnetic field is treated as a three-dimensional Wiener random process, and the mean magnetic-field equations are obtained with the Wiener integrals taken over all the trajectories of the fluid particles. The form of the equations is just the same as the conventional mean-field equations, but here the equations are derived with the velocity field realisation affected by the force exerted by the magnetic field. In this sense, we derive nonlinear dynamo equations.