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The mystery of cosmic magnetogenesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Christos G. Tsagas*
Affiliation:
Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Department of Physics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece email: tsagas@astro.auth.gr
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Abstract

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The origin of the large-scale magnetic fields remains an open question, despite the efforts and the continual detection of magnetic fields in the universe. Primordial magnetism could answer the question of cosmic magnetogenesis, but there are still obstacles to overcome.

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