Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 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 Magnetohydrodynamics of Galaxy Clusters
- 15 Magnetic Fields in the Early Universe
- 16 Signatures of Primordial Magnetic Fields
- References
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 December 2021
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 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 Magnetohydrodynamics of Galaxy Clusters
- 15 Magnetic Fields in the Early Universe
- 16 Signatures of Primordial Magnetic Fields
- References
- Index
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- Astrophysical Magnetic FieldsFrom Galaxies to the Early Universe, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021