The Magnetized Universe
Astrophysics
2009-11-10 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Cosmology, high-energy physics and astrophysics are converging on the study of large-scale magnetic fields. While the experimental evidence for the existence of large-scale magnetization in galaxies, clusters and superclusters is rather compelling, the origin of the phenomenon remains puzzling especially in light of the most recent observations. The purpose of the present review is to describe the physical motivations and some of the open theoretical problems related to the existence of large-scale magnetic fields.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0312614,
title = {The Magnetized Universe},
author = {Massimo Giovannini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0312614},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
147 pages, 10 included figures. Few corrected typos and added references