This course-tested textbook conveys the fundamentals of magnetic fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media, with a primary focus on phenomena that have been observed at different wavelengths. Theoretical concepts are addressed wherever necessary, with derivations presented in sufficient detail to be generally accessible.
In the first few chapters the authors present an introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve as an entry point for those starting their first research projects in the field.
| ISBN: | 9783319346717 |
| Publication date: | 23rd August 2016 |
| Author: | Ulrich Klein, Andrew Fletcher |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Series: | Springer Praxis Books |
| Genres: |
Astrophysics Plasma physics Cosmology and the universe |
This course-tested textbook conveys the fundamentals of magnetic fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media, with a primary focus on phenomena that have been observed at different wavelengths. Theoretical concepts are addressed wherever necessary, with derivations presented in sufficient detail to be generally accessible.
In the first few chapters the authors present an introduction to various astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic magnetism, with scales ranging from molecular clouds in star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way, to clusters of galaxies. Later chapters address the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in astronomy and physics and will serve as an entry point for those starting their first research projects in the field.
Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields features in the following genres: Astrophysics, Plasma physics, Cosmology and the universe
Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields is available in Paperback, Hardback
Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields was written by Ulrich Klein, Andrew Fletcher and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields has 236 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Praxis Books series