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Generation and Amplification of Magnetic Fields in the Early Universe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

James M. Stone
James M. Stone*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2421USA

Abstract

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A very brief review is given of processes that may be responsible for the generation of initial seed magnetic fields in the early Universe, and that can amplify those fields to the levels observed in galaxies in the current epoch.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 12: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU, 2000 , 2002 , pp. 709 - 711
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2002

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