Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Klein, Ulrich (Συγγραφέας), Fletcher, Andrew (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Plasma Physics.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.