Lectures presented at the XXV Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics, held in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, November 11-22, 2013. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Primordial magnetic fields in the early Universe and CMB anisotropies / Fabio Finelli and Daniela Paoletti. Solar magnetic fields. history, tragedy or comedy? / Philip G. Judge -- Stellar magnetic fields / Oleg Kochukhov -- The role of magnetic fields in AGN activity and feedback / Rony Keppens, Oliver Porth, Hands (J.P.) Goedbloed -- Magnetic fields in galaxies / Rainer Beck -- Primordial magnetic fields in the early Universe and CMB anisotropies / Fabio Finelli and Daniela Paoletti.
Summary:
"Magnetic fields pervade the Universe and play an important role in many astrophysical processes. However, they require specialised observational tools, and are challenging to model and understand. This volume provides a unified view of magnetic fields across astrophysical and cosmological contexts, drawing together disparate topics that are rarely covered together. Written by the lecturers of the XXV Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics, it offers a self-contained introduction to cosmic magnetic fields on a range of scales. The connections between the behaviours of magnetic fields in these varying contexts are particularly emphasised, from the relatively small and close ranges of the Sun, planets and stars, to galaxies and clusters of galaxies, as well as on cosmological scales. Aimed at young researchers and graduate students, this up-to-date review uniquely brings together a subject often tackled by disconnected communities, conveying the latest advances as well as highlighting the limits of our current understanding"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics ; volume XXV
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