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The origin of cosmic rays is one of the major unsolved astrophysical problems. The highest-energy cosmic rays possess macroscopic energies and their origin is likely to be associated with the most energetic processes in the universe.
Physics also solves puzzles. However, these puzzles are not posed by mankind, but rather by nature.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
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Grupen, C. (2020). Acceleration Mechanisms. In: Astroparticle Physics. Undergraduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27339-2_5
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