On the origins of galactic magnetic fields
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-19 v1
Abstract
We present a five dimensional unified theory of gravity and electromagnetism which leads to modified Maxwell equations, suggesting a new origin for galactic magnetic fields. It is shown that a region with nonzero scalar curvature would amplify the magnetic fields under certain conditions.
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@article{arxiv.0911.3487,
title = {On the origins of galactic magnetic fields},
author = {A. Borzou and H. R. Sepangi and R. Yousefi and A. H. Ziaie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.3487},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages