Astrophysical Magnetic Fields: From Galaxies to the Early Universe

Description

Magnetic fields permeate space and affect many major astrophysical phenomena, but they are often ignored due to their perceived complexity. This self-contained introduction to astrophysical magnetic fields provides both a comprehensive review of the current state of the subject and a critical discussion of the latest research. It presents our knowledge of magnetic fields from the Early Universe, their evolution in cosmic time through to their roles in present-day galaxies, galaxy clusters and the wider intergalactic medium, with attention given to both theory and observations. This volume also contains an extensive introduction into magnetohydrodynamics, numerous worked examples, observational and mathematical techniques and interpretations of the observations. Its review of our current knowledge, with an emphasis on results that are likely to form the basis for future progress, benefits a broad audience of advanced students and active researchers, including those from fields such as cosmology and general relativity.

Anvar Shukurov is Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at Newcastle University, UK. He co-authored Magnetic Fields of Galaxies, a book that has largely defined the subject. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the London Mathematical Society and International Astronomical Union. Kandaswamy Subramanian is a Distinguished Professor at IUCAA, Pune. His research encompasses a wide spectrum of astrophysics, including impactful work on cosmic magnetism. He has received the B. M. Birla Science Prize for Physics, and is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy.