Overview
- Covers a wide spectrum of astrophysical and cosmological research on magnetic fields
- Written by a group of leading experts with the aim to present an excellent overview of the field
- Non-specialists will find sufficient background to enter the field and to be able appreciate the state of the art
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 407)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Current and Forthcoming Observing Facilities
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Techniques for Observing Cosmic Magnetic Fields
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Diffusion, Reconnection and Acceleration in Astrophysical Plasmas
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MFs in Star Formation Regions
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Magnetic Fields in Diffuse Media
Editors: Alexander Lazarian, Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, Claudio Melioli
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44625-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-44624-9Published: 02 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50722-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-44625-6Published: 14 November 2014
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 623
Number of Illustrations: 84 b/w illustrations, 111 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Plasma Physics