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What is the dynamo effect

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The Dynamo Theory proposes a mechanism in which a celestial body such as the earth or a star generates a magnetic field. The Dynamo theory describes the process through which a rotating, convecting and electrically conducting fluid can maintain a magnetic field over astronomical time scales.
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