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Magnetic fields appear to be present in all galaxies and galaxy clusters. Recent measurements indicate that a weak magnetic field may be present even in the smooth low density intergalactic medium. One explanation for these observations is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Smadar Naoz , Ramesh Narayan

The generation and evolution of astrophysical magnetic fields occurs largely through the action of turbulence. In many situations, the magnetic field is strong enough to influence many important properties of turbulence itself. Numerical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ellen G. Zweibel , Fabian Heitsch , Yuhong Fan

We propose a new mechanism for magnetic field generation from inflation, by which strong magnetic fields can be generated on cosmological scales. These fields may be observable by cosmic microwave background radition measurements, and may…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Tomislav Prokopec , Ewald Puchwein

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

Large-scale magnetic fields are observed today to be coherent on galactic scales. While there exists an explanation for their amplification and their specific configuration in spiral galaxies -- the dynamo mechanism -- a satisfying…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-12-04 Rhiannon Gwyn , Stephon Alexander , Robert H. Brandenberger , Keshav Dasgupta

We consider that no mean magnetic field exists during this epoch, but that there is a mean magnetic energy associated with large-scale magnetic inhomogeneities. We study the evolution of these inhomogeneities and their influence on the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-14 E. Battaner , E. Florido , J. Jimenez-Vicente

Large-scale coherent magnetic fields are observed in galaxies and clusters, but their ultimate origin remains a mystery. We reconsider the prospects for primordial magnetogenesis by a cosmic string network. We show that the magnetic flux…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Diana Battefeld , Thorsten Battefeld , Daniel H. Wesley , Mark Wyman

A model concerning particle theory and cosmology is proposed. Matter field, dark matter and dark energy are created by an energy flow from space to primordial matter fields at the phase transition in the early universe.

General Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Masayasu Tsuge

We briefly review sources of cosmic rays, their composition and spectra as well as their propagation in the galactic and extragalactic magnetic fields, both regular and fluctuating. A special attention is paid to the recent results of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-05-09 Felix Aharonian , Andrei Bykov , Etienne Parizot , Vladimir Ptuskin , Alan Watson

Magnetic fields are found in many astrophysical objects, ranging from galaxy clusters to the interstellar medium of galaxies and neutron stars. Strong magnetic fields are also observed in massive stars, but it is still unclear how they are…

Massive stars are crucial building blocks of galaxies and the universe, as production sites of heavy elements and as stirring agents and energy providers through stellar winds and supernovae. The field of magnetic massive stars has seen…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Rolf Walder , Doris Folini , Georges Meynet

Cosmic strings are topological defects which can be formed as a result of phase transitions with a spontaneous symmetry breaking in the early Universe. The possibility of the generation of a magnetic field around a cosmic string on the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-02 L. V. Zadorozhna , B. I. Hnatyk , Yu. A. Sitenko

Transition of gravitational waves, produced in the process of coalescence of black hole binaries, into electromagnetic radiation in magnetic field is discussed. The magnetic field is assumed to be created by rotating electrically charged…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-25 A. D. Dolgov

Slow magnetic field variations in stars and planets create a quasistationary electrical field which may be observed. It is supposed that the electrical field near the Earth surface may be partially connected with variation of the Earth…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

The generation of large-scale magnetic fields is studied in dilaton electromagnetism in inflationary cosmology, taking into account the dilaton's evolution throughout inflation and reheating until it is stabilized with possible entropy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Kazuharu Bamba , J. Yokoyama

The origin of large-scale magnetic fields is an unsolved problem in cosmology. In order to overcome, a possible scenario comes from the idea that these fields emerged from a small primordial magnetic field (PMF), produced in the early…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-15 Hector J. Hortua , Leonardo Castañeda

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

After a brief review of different types of scenarios suggested for the solution of the problem of galactic and intergalactic magnetic field generation, the mechanism based on the electric current induction by hypothetical millicharged…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-02 A. D. Dolgov

We present our view of the main physical ingredients determining the evolution of neutron star magnetic fields. This includes the basic properties of neutron star matter, possible scenarios for the origin of the magnetic field, constraints…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Andreas Reisenegger , Joaquin Prieto , Rafael Benguria , Dong Lai , Pablo Araya

We study the evolution of primordial magnetic fields until the recombination epoch, which is constrained by the conservation of magnetic helicity density if they are maximally helical and by the Hosking integral if they are non-helical. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-07 Fumio Uchida , Motoko Fujiwara , Kohei Kamada , Jun'ichi Yokoyama