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Rainer Beck
Rainer Beck is an author who writes about history and science. His bibliography includes titles such as Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Cosmic magnetic fields, and Das Mittelalter. Ein Lesebuch zur deutschen Geschichte 800 - 1500.
Interstellar Magnetic Fields
Interstellar Magnetic Fields
- Pages
- 289
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- English
Synopsis
This book contains the contributions to a workshop on interstellar magnetic fields held at Ringberg Castle in September 1986. It covers results from a very active field of astronomical research which owes its existence to the significantly improved detection of the polarisation of light and radio waves from within our Galaxy or its neighbors. Theories of the origin of interstellar magnetic fields are presented together with new observational results on the influence of these fields on the interstellar medium, star-forming regions and supernova remnants. First results of magnetohydrodynamics calculations show the relevance of interstellar magnetic fields on jets and accretion disks.