Abstract. In the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe an experiment has been constructed which demonstrates a homogeneous dynamo as is expected to exist in the Earth's interior. This experiment is discussed within the framework of meanfield dynamo theory. The main predictions of this theory are explained and compared with the experimental results.
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