Cosmic magnetic fields [electronic resource] / Richard Wielebinski, Rainer Beck (eds.)
While magnetic fields permeate the universe on all scales, the present book is dedicated to their investigation on the largest scales and affords a balanced account of both theoretical and observational aspects. Written as a set of advanced lectures and tutorial reviews, which lead up to the forefro...
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Table of Contents:
- Magnetic fields in the early universe / Martin J. Rees
- Magnetic fields in galaxy systems, clusters and beyond / Philipp P. Kronberg
- Magnetic fields in galaxies / Rainer Beck
- The origin of galactic magnetic fields / Russell M. Kulsrud
- Magnetic fields in the Milky Way, derived from radio continuum observations and Faraday rotation studies / Richard Wielebinski
- Mesoscale magnetic structures in spiral galaxies / Anvar Shukurov
- Magnetic fields in Diffuse H 1 and molecular clouds / Carl Heiles, Richard Crutcher
- Stellar magnetic fields / Leon Mestel, John D. Landstreet
- Importance of magnetic helicity in dynamos / Azel Brandenburg
- Numerical Magnetohydrodynamics in astrophysics / Max Camenzind.