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Primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) are magnetic fields generated during the early universe. These fields are thought to be the seeds of extragalactic magnetic fields. The origin of PMFs is not well known. Further, if they are indeed sources…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-30 Ganga R. Nair , V. Sreenath

In this paper we show that the Universe is already strongly magnetized at very early epochs during cosmic evolution. Our calculations are based on the efficient amplification of weak magnetic seed fields, which are unavoidably present in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-09 Jacques M. Wagstaff , Robi Banerjee , Dominik Schleicher , Guenter Sigl

Magnetic fields are observed on nearly all scales in the universe, from stars and galaxies upto galaxy clusters and even beyond. The origin of cosmic magnetic fields is still an open question, however a large class of models puts its origin…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-19 Kerstin E. Kunze

The origin of large scale cosmological magnetic fields remains a mystery, despite the continuous efforts devoted to that problem. We present a new model of magnetic field generation, based on local charge separation provided by an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-16 Mathieu Langer , Jean-Loup Puget , Nabila Aghanim

We study primordial magnetic field effects on the matter perturbations in the Universe. We assume magnetic field generation prior to the big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), i.e. during the radiation dominated epoch of the Universe expansion,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Tina Kahniashvili , Yurii Maravin , Aravind Natarajan , Nicholas Battaglia , Alexander G. Tevzadze

Magnetic fields appear to be ubiquitous in astrophysical environments. Their existence in the intracluster medium is established through observations of synchrotron emission and Faraday rotation. On the other hand, the nature of magnetic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Dongsu Ryu , Dominik R. G. Schleicher , Rudolf A. Treumann , Christos G. Tsagas , Lawrence M. Widrow

Primordial magnetic fields possibly generated in the very early universe are one of the candidates for the origin of magnetic fields observed in many galaxies and galaxy clusters. After recombination, the dissipation process of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Hiroyuki Tashiro , Naoshi Sugiyama

The origin of interstellar and intergalactic magnetic fields remains largely unknown. One possibility is that they are related to the primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) produced by, for instance, the phase transitions of the early Universe.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-05 Yao-Yu Li , Chi Zhang , Ziwei Wang , Ming-Yang Cui , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Qiang Yuan , Yi-Zhong Fan

Weak magnetic fields must have existed in the early Universe, as they were sourced by the cross product of electron density and temperature gradients through the Biermann-battery mechanism. In this paper we calculate the magnetic fields…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-15 Nanoom Lee , Yacine Ali-Haimoud

Different mechanisms which may possibly explain existence of magnetic fields on astronomically large scales are described. A recently suggested model of magnetic fields generation slightly before hydrogen recombination is discussed in more…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. D. Dolgov

The origin and maintenance of large scale magnetic fields in the Universe is discussed. A popular idea is that cosmic batteries generate seed magnetic fields which were amplified by magnetic induction due to turbulent motions, at times…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-12 Kandaswamy Subramanian

Primordial magnetic fields may account for all or part of the fields observed in galaxies. We consider the evolution of the magnetic fields created by pseudoscalar effects in the early universe. Such processes can create force-free fields…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 George B. Field , Sean M. Carroll

The origin of our universe's cosmological magnetic fields remains a mystery. In this study, we consider whether these magnetic fields could have been generated in the early universe by a population of charged, spinning primordial black…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Dan Hooper , Aurora Ireland , Gordan Krnjaic

The existence of magnetic fields in the universe is unmistakable. They are observed at all scales from stars to galaxy clusters. However, the origin of these fields remains enigmatic. It is believed that magnetic field seeds may have…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-08-17 Orfeu Bertolami , Maria Margarida Lima , Filipe C. Mena

We study the primordial magnetic field generated by stochastic currents produced by scalar charged particles created at the beginning of the radiation dominated epoch. We find that for the mass range 10^(-6)GeV \leq m \leq 10^2 GeV, a field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Esteban A. Calzetta , Alejandra Kandus , Francisco D. Mazzitelli

We review current ideas on the origin of galactic and extragalactic magnetic fields. We begin by summarizing observations of magnetic fields at cosmological redshifts and on cosmological scales. These observations translate into constraints…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Lawrence M. Widrow , Dongsu Ryu , Dominik Schleicher , Kandaswamy Subramanian , Christos G. Tsagas , Rudolf A. Treumann

We study the generation and evolution of density perturbations and peculiar velocities due to primordial magnetic fields. We assume that a random magnetic field was present before recombination and follow the field's effect on the baryon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Eun-jin Kim , Angela Olinto , Robert Rosner

Large scale primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) threading the intergalactic medium are observed ubiquitously in the Universe playing a key role in the cosmic evolution. Their origin is still debated constituting a very active field of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-14 Theodoros Papanikolaou , Konstantinos N. Gourgouliatos

In this letter, we discuss generation of magnetic field from cosmological perturbations. We consider the evolution of three component plasma (electron, proton and photon) evaluating the collision term between elecrons and photons up to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Keitaro Takahashi , Kiyotomo Ichiki , Hiroshi Ohno , Hidekazu Hanayama

The origin of the magnetic field in galaxies is an open question in astrophysics. Several mechanisms have been proposed related, in general, with the generation of small seed fields amplified by a dynamo mechanism. In general, these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 O. D. Miranda , M. Opher , R. Opher