Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields

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...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Main Authors: Klein, Ulrich (Author), Fletcher, Andrew (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08942-3
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Continuum radiation processes
  • Observational diagnostics
  • Magnetic Fields in the Milky Way
  • Magnetic fields in external galaxies
  • The galactic dynamo
  • Magnetic fields in AGN
  • Intergalactic magnetic fields.