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The nature and origin of magnetic fields in early-type stars
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2014
Abstract
I review our current knowledge of magnetic fields in stars more massive than around 1.5 M⊙, in particular their nature and origin. This includes the strong magnetic fields found in a subset of the population and the fossil field theory invoked to explain them; the subgauss fields detected in Vega and Sirius and their possible origin; and what we can infer about magnetic activity in massive stars and how it might be linked to subsurface convection.
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- Contributed Papers
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S302: Magnetic Fields throughout Stellar Evolution , August 2013 , pp. 255 - 264
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014
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