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Turbulent amplification of interstellar magnetic fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Anthony Whitworth
Anthony Whitworth*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Wales College of Cardiff, PO Box 913, Cardiff CF1 3TH, Wales, UK.

Abstract

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We show that the radiative cooling properties of the interstellar gas lead naturally to a scaling law for the magnetic field of the form B ∝ n 1/2, if the magnetic field is amplified by a vigorous injection of turbulent energy due to expanding HII regions, stellar winds, supernova explosions, stellar jets, etc.

Type
Poster Sessions
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 147: Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds and Star Formation , 1991 , pp. 519 - 522
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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