Cosmic Magnetic Fields

✍ Scribed by Martin J. Rees (auth.), Richard Wielebinski, Rainer Beck (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 559
• Series: Lecture notes in physics 664
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 forefront of research, this book offers both a modern source of reference for the experienced researchers as well as a high-level introductory text for postgraduate students and nonspecialist researchers working in related areas.

✦ Table of Contents

Magnetic Fields in the Early Universe....Pages 1-8
Magnetic Fields in Galaxy Systems, Clusters and Beyond....Pages 9-39
Magnetic Fields in Galaxies....Pages 41-68
The Origin of Galactic Magnetic Fields....Pages 69-88
Magnetic Fields in the Milky Way, Derived from Radio Continuum Observations and Faraday Rotation Studies....Pages 89-112
Mesoscale Magnetic Structures in Spiral Galaxies....Pages 113-135
Magnetic Fields in Diffuse H I and Molecular Clouds....Pages 137-182
Stellar Magnetic Fields....Pages 183-218
Importance of Magnetic Helicity in Dynamos....Pages 219-253
Numerical Magnetohydrodynamics in Astrophysics....Pages 255-279

✦ Subjects

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Astrophysics; Computational Science and Engineering