Cosmic Magnetic Fields (IAU S259): From Planets to Stars and Galaxies (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521889901 ISBN 13: 9780521889902

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Cosmic magnetic fields play a key role in the formation, structure and evolution of planets, stars and galaxies, and possibly the Universe as a whole. Magnetic fields of celestial bodies have been studied for a century, since the discovery of the first extraterrestrial magnetic field by George Ellery Hale in 1908, but their origin and evolution remain open questions for fundamental physics and astrophysics. IAU Symposium 259 presents the first interdisciplinary and yet comprehensive review of the role of magnetic fields on all scales that involved astronomers and physicists from across the community. It gives a balanced account of both theoretical and observational aspects of topics ranging from Earth's habitability to the origin of the universe. This volume gives a forefront research account on the current state of the art.

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Book Description:

IAU Symposium 259 presents the first interdisciplinary, comprehensive review of the role of cosmic magnetic fields, involving astronomers and physicists from across the community. Offering both theoretical and observational topics ranging from Earth's habitability to the origin of the universe, this is an invaluable summary for researchers and graduate students.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521889901
• ISBN 13: 9780521889902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 690
• Editor: Strassmeier Klaus G., Kosovichev Alexander G., Beckman John E.