The Magnetic Universe: Geophysical And Astrophysical Dynamo Theory

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Within the recent few years the pioneering results of the space missions and the rapid advances in computing very complex problems have enabled an detailed investigation of galactic and cosmic magnetic fields. Starting from the physical concepts of magnetohydrodynamics the authors adopt their calculations to star formation and planetary evolution, the galactic dynamo and strong fields in astrophysics. New experimental results which prove impressively the validity of the complex simulations and algorithms to modern astrophysics are provided to the reader. The crossdisciplinary approach to merge concepts from geophysics to applications in the cosmic evolution makes the book appealing for a wide field of an interested audience in physics, astrophysics and geophysics.

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Titelei_Rüdiger 21.05.2004 13:08 Uhr Seite 3 Günther Rüdiger and Rainer Hollerbach The Magnetic Universe Geophysical and Astrophysical Dynamo Theory WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA Titelei_Rüdiger 21.05.2004 13:08 Uhr Seite 4 Authors Günther Rüdiger Astrophysical Institute Potsdam [email protected] Rainer Hollerbach Dept. of Mathematics, University of Glasgow [email protected] Cover picture Total radio emission and magnetic field vectors of M51, obtained with the Very Large Array and the Effelsberg 100-m telescope (␭=6.2 cm, see Beck 2000). With kind permission of Rainer Beck, MaxPlanck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn. This book was carefully produced. Nevertheless, authors, and publisher do not warrant the information contained therein to be fr
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