This book contains the lectures given at the workshop "Dynamo and dynamics, a mathematical challenge" held in Cargese from August 21 to 26, 2000. The workshop d

The increasing power of computer resources along with great improvements in observational data in recent years have led to some remarkable and rapid advances in

Although the origin of Earth's and other celestial bodies' magnetic fields remains unknown, we do know that the motion of electrically conducting fluids generat

Treats the origin of magnetic fields in planets, stars and galaxies, and the manner of their evolution over time.

Nonlinear dynamo theory is central to understanding the magnetic structures of planets, stars and galaxies. In chapters contributed by some of the leading scien