In this work we consider the Hide–
Skeldon–Acheson dynamo model
where
伪 ,
尾 ,
魏 and
位 are
parameters. We contribute to the understanding of its global dynamics, or more
precisely, to the to
pological structure of its orbits by studying the integrability
problem. Provided
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parameters of this model, for which it admits a first integral. Also, as a corollary of our main results we get that for
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polynomial, rational or Darboux first integral.