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Table 2 Elsasser number definitions: (1) Imposed Λ i , (2) Dynamic Λ d , (3) Modified dynamic \(\Lambda _{d}^{*}\), (4) Integrated Λ I, and (5) Probability Λ P

From: The competition between Lorentz and Coriolis forces in planetary dynamos

Λ i

Λ d

\(\Lambda _{d}^{*}\)

Λ I

Λ P

\(\frac {B^{2}}{2 \rho _{o} \mu _{o} \eta \Omega }\)

\(\frac {\Lambda _{i}}{Rm} \frac {D}{\ell _{B}}\)

\( 0.77 \frac {\Lambda _{i}}{Rm^{1/2}}\)

\(\frac {\int _{V}{|\mathbf {F_{L}}| dV}}{\int _{V}{|\mathbf {F_{C}}| dV}}\)

\(\frac {|\mathbf {F_{L}}|}{|\mathbf {F_{C}}|}\), max probability