Overview
- Conveys the fundamentals of magnetic fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media
- Addresses theoretical concepts wherever necessary
- Discusses the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and galaxy clusters
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
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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 detail to be generally accessible.
In the first few chapters the authors present an introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve as an entry point for those starting their first research projects in the field.
In the first few chapters the authors present an introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve as an entry point for those starting their first research projects in the field.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Ulrich Klein is Professor for Astronomy at the Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn. His research interest are in dark matter in galaxies, dwarf galaxies, synchrotron radiation from, and magnetic fields in, dwarf galaxies, relativistic plasma in clusters of galaxies, interstellar medium of dwarf galaxies.
Dr. Andrew Fletcher is Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Newcastle University. His research interests are in astrophysical fluid dynamics, the interstellar medium, cosmic magnetic fields, cosmic rays, radio astronomy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields
Authors: Ulrich Klein, Andrew Fletcher
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08942-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08941-6Published: 18 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34671-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08942-3Published: 05 November 2014
Series ISSN: 2945-7475
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7483
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 236
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 86 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Plasma Physics, Cosmology