Cosmic Magnetic Fields

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 that 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.

Sommario

Magnetic Fields in the Early Universe.- Magnetic Fields in Galaxy Systems, Clusters and Beyond.- Magnetic Fields in Galaxies.- The Origin of Galactic Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Fields in the Milky Way, Derived from Radio Continuum Observations and Faraday Rotation Studies.- Mesoscale Magnetic Structures in Spiral Galaxies.- Magnetic Fields in Diffuse HI and Molecular Clouds.- Stellar Magnetic Fields.- Importance of Magnetic Helicity in Dynamos.- Numerical Magnetohydrodynamics in Astrophysics.

Riassunto

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 that 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: BECK (Editore), Beck (Editore), R. Beck (Editore), Rainer Beck (Editore), R. Wielebinski (Editore), Richar Wielebinski (Editore), Richard Wielebinski (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.09.2005
• EAN: 9783540241751
• ISBN: 978-3-540-24175-1
• Pagine: 279
• Peso: 522 g
• Illustrazioni: XIV, 279 p.
• Serie: Lecture Notes in Physics; Lecture Notes in Physics
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; Astrophysik, B, astronomy, Astrophysics, Numerische Mathematik, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Computer mathematics, Computational Science and Engineering, Maths for scientists