Dealing with Creationism in Astronomy: A Decaying Magnetic Field of the Earth

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A Decaying Magnetic Field of the Earth

The Creation of Planetary Magnetic Fields by D. Russell Humphreys, CRSQ Volume 21, Number 3 (December 1984)
The Earth's Magnetic Field is Still Losing Energy by D. Russell Humphreys, CRSQ Vol 39 No 1 pp 1-11 June 2002

Here are a couple of papers that suggest a simple simulation of field reversals could be done with a more realistic planetary model.

See TalkOrigins.org: On Creation Science and the Alleged Decay of the Earth's Magnetic Field
Describes a simple dynamo model that exhibits field reversals. See Section 15.10 of "Computer Modeling: From Sports to Spaceflight...From Order to Chaos" by J.M.A. Danby. It references the original papers for the models.
Simple model for Earth's magnetic field? "A paradigmatic model of Earth's magnetic field reversals"

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