Anvar Shukurov, Kandaswamy Subramanian

Astrophysical Magnetic Fields

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Produktbeschreibung

This self-contained introduction to astrophysical magnetic fields provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the subject area.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1267g
• ISBN-13: 9780521861052
• ISBN-10: 0521861055
• Artikelnr.: 62216306

Autorenporträt

Anvar Shukurov is Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at Newcastle University, UK. He co-authored Magnetic Fields of Galaxies, a book that has largely defined the subject. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the London Mathematical Society and International Astronomical Union.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Introduction
2. Elements of magnetohydrodynamics
3. Observational signatures of magnetic fields
4. Polarization and depolarization
5. The concept of hydromagnetic dynamo
6. The fluctuation dynamo
7. The mean-field dynamo
8. The fluctuation and mean-field dynamos unified
9. Seed magnetic fields
10. Interstellar and intergalactic medium
11. Kinematic dynamos in galaxies
12. Non-linear mean-field galactic dynamos
13. Theory and observations put together
14. Magnetohydrodyanmics of galaxy clusters
15. Magnetic fields in the early universe
16. Signatures of primordial magnetic fields
References
Index.