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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

Magnetic fields appear to be present in essentially all astrophysical environments, including galaxies, clusters of galaxies and voids. There are both observational and theoretical motives for considering the possibility of their origin…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-12 Karsten Jedamzik , Levon Pogosian

The true nature of primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) and their role in the formation of galaxies still remains elusive. To shed light on these unknowns, we investigate their impact by varying two sets of properties: (i) accounting for the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-02 Mahsa Sanati , Sergio Martin-Alvarez , Jennifer Schober , Yves Revaz , Adrianne Slyz , Julien Devriendt

Primordial magnetic fields (PMF) can create polarization $B$-modes in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) through Faraday rotation (FR), leading to non-trivial 2-point and 4-point correlators of the CMB temperature and polarization. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-30 Amit P. S. Yadav , Levon Pogosian , Tanmay Vachaspati

The presence of magnetic fields in the early universe affects the cosmological processes, leading to the distinct signature, which allows constraining their properties and the genesis mechanisms. In this study, we revisit the method to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-13 Ashu Kushwaha , Teruaki Suyama

Primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) generated in the early Universe may leave observable imprints in the present-day large-scale structure. However, it remains unclear on which spatial scales primordial signatures can survive the nonlinear…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-27 Jennifer Schober , Molly Abramson , Sayan Mandal , Salome Mtchedlidze , Tina Kahniashvili

Primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) are one of the plausible candidates for the origin of the observed large-scale magnetic fields. While many proposals have been made for the generation mechanism of PMFs by earlier studies, it remains a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-12 Shohei Saga , Maresuke Shiraishi , Kazuyuki Akitsu , Teppei Okumura

It is shown that small-scale magnetic fields present before recombination induce baryonic density inhomogeneities of appreciable magnitude. The presence of such inhomogeneities changes the ionization history of the Universe, which in turn…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-19 Karsten Jedamzik , Tom Abel

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

We explore the ways in which primordial magnetic fields influence the thermal and ionization history of the post-recombination universe. After recombination the universe becomes mostly neutral resulting also in a sharp drop in the radiative…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Shiv K. Sethi , Kandaswamy Subramanian

We provide a new bound on the amplitude of primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) by using a novel mechanism, named {\it magnetic reheating}. Before the epoch of recombination, PMFs induce the fluid motions in a photon-baryon plasma through the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-18 Shohei Saga , Hiroyuki Tashiro , Shuichiro Yokoyama

We explore some particle physics implications of the growing evidence for a helical primordial magnetic field (PMF). From the interactions of magnetic monopoles and the PMF, we derive an upper bound on the monopole number density, $n(t_0) <…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-05-27 Andrew J. Long , Tanmay Vachaspati

We investigate the generation of magnetic field by the Biermann battery in cosmological ionization fronts, using new simulations of the reionization of the universe by stars in protogalaxies. Two mechanisms are primarily responsible for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Nickolay Y. Gnedin , Andrea Ferrara , Ellen G. Zweibel

Since the energy momentum tensor of a magnetic field always contains a spin-2 component in its anisotropic stress, stochastic primordial magnetic field (PMF) in the early universe must generate stochastic gravitational wave (GW) background.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-27 Shuang Wang

Magnetic fields play a vital role in numerous astrophysical processes such as star formation and the interstellar medium. In particular, their role in the formation and evolution of galaxies is not well understood. This paper presents…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-10 Huai-Hsuan Chiu , Ke-Jung Chen

Large scale magnetic fields seem to be present in almost all astrophysical systems and scales from planets to superclusters of galaxies and in very low density intergalactic media. The upper limit of primordial magnetic fields (PMF) has…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-26 Anwar Saleh AlMuhammad

A primordial magnetic field (PMF) present before recombination can leave specific signatures on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) fluctuations. Of particular importance is its contribution to the B-mode polarization power spectrum.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-15 Alex Zucca , Yun Li , Levon Pogosian

We constrain a primordial magnetic field (PMF) generated during a phase transition (PT) using the big bang nucleosynthesis bound on the relativistic energy density. The amplitude of the PMF at large scales is determined by the shape of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-01-04 Tina Kahniashvili , Alexander G. Tevzadze , Bharat Ratra

We present the newest statistical and numerical analysis of the matter and cosmic microwave background power spectrum with effects of the primordial magnetic field (PMF) included. New limits to the PMF strength and power spectral index are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-06 Dai G. Yamazaki , Kiyotomo Ichiki , Toshitaka Kajino , Grant. J. Mathews

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