Galactic and intergalactic magnetic fields / Ulrich Klein, Andrew Fletcher.

Author
Klein, Uli [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Cham : Springer, [2015]
  • ©2015
Description
xix, 236 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm

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    Springer-Praxis Books
    Summary note
    This course-tested textbook conveys the fundamentals of magnetic fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media, with a primary focus on phenomena that have been observed at different wavelengths. Theoretical concepts are addressed wherever necessary, with derivations presented in sufficient detail to be generally accessible. In the first few chapters the authors present an introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and galaxy clusters. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve as an entry point for those starting their first research projects in the field.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Continuum radation processes
    • 3. Diagnostics
    • 4. Magnetic fields within the Milky Way
    • 5. Magentic fields in galaxies
    • 6. Galactic dynamos
    • 7. Active galactic nuclei
    • 8. Intergalactic magnetic fields
    • 9. Cosmological magnetic fields.
    ISBN
    • 9783319089416 (hardback)
    • 3319089412
    LCCN
    2014953835
    OCLC
    902717944
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