
From numerical simulations, we show that non-rotating magnetohydrodynamic shear flows are unstable to finite amplitude velocity perturbations and become turbulent, leading to the growth and sustenance of magnetic energy, including large scale fields. This supports the concept that sustained magnetic energy from turbulence is independent of the driving mechanism for large enough magnetic Reynolds numbers.
6 pages, 9 figures, accepted by PRE
astro-ph.SR, astro-ph.GA, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Physics - Plasma Physics, Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, physics.plasm-ph, Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA), Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
astro-ph.SR, astro-ph.GA, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Physics - Plasma Physics, Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph), Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, physics.plasm-ph, Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA), Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
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