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Magnetic Fields in Diffuse Media

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  • 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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This volume presents the current knowledge of magnetic fields in diffuse astrophysical media. Starting with an overview of 21st century instrumentation to observe astrophysical magnetic fields, the chapters cover observational techniques, origin of magnetic fields, magnetic turbulence, basic processes in magnetized fluids, the role of magnetic fields for cosmic rays, in the interstellar medium and for star formation. Written by a group of leading experts the book represents an excellent overview of the field. Nonspecialists will find sufficient background to enter the field and be able to appreciate the state of the art.

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Current and Forthcoming Observing Facilities

  2. Techniques for Observing Cosmic Magnetic Fields

  3. MF in Turbulent Media

  4. Diffusion, Reconnection and Acceleration in Astrophysical Plasmas

  5. MFs in Star Formation Regions

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

    Alexander Lazarian

  • Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, Claudio Melioli

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

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