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Hybrid vector spherical harmonic / poloidal-toroidal spherical spectral forms of the linearised magnetohydroynamic equations are described. The equations are highly structured with relatively few terms and form the basis of computer codes, which implement a wide range of dynamo problems in spherical and nearly spherical geometries.
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Ivers, D.J., Phillips, C.G. (2001). Dynamo Problems in Spherical and Nearly Spherical Geometries. In: Chossat, P., Ambruster, D., Oprea, I. (eds) Dynamo and Dynamics, a Mathematical Challenge. NATO Science Series, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0788-7_24
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