Walter M. Elsasser’s scientific contributions

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Publications (1)


The Earth as a Dynamo
  • Article

May 1958

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19 Citations

Scientific American

Walter M. Elsasser

Citations (1)


... Although various other mechanisms for generating the geomagnetic field have been proposed, only the dynamo concept is seriously considered today. Dr. Elsasser more simply described Bullard's "engineering" dynamo, as the Faraday disc to represent the electrical circuit of the Earth's current paths [8]. Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology ...

Reference:

The Magnetoquasistatic Field and Gravity
The Earth as a Dynamo
  • Citing Article
  • May 1958

Scientific American