ENGLISH

Interstellar Magnetic Fields: Observation and Theory

By R. Beck (auth.) , Dr. Rainer Beck , Dr. Roland Gräve (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1987
ISBN
978-3-642-72623-1, 978-3-642-72621-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-72621-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26058746 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
274\285
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
AstronomyObservations and Techniques; Astrophysics and Astr

Description

This book contains the contributions to a workshop on interstellar magnetic fields held at Ringberg Castle in September 1986. It covers results from a very active field of astronomical research which owes its existence to the significantly improved detection of the polarisation of light and radio waves from within our Galaxy or its neighbors. Theories of the origin of interstellar magnetic fields are presented together with new observational results on the influence of these fields on the interstellar medium, star-forming regions and supernova remnants. First results of magnetohydrodynamics calculations show the relevance of interstellar magnetic fields on jets and accretion disks.

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