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1 - Astrophysical Magnetic Fields: Essentials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2018

By
Jorge Sánchez Almeida  and
María Jesús Martínez González
Edited by
Jorge Sánchez Almeida  and
María Jesús Martínez González
Jorge Sánchez Almeida
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain
María Jesús Martínez González
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain
Jorge Sánchez Almeida
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
María Jesús Martínez González
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
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Cosmic Magnetic Fields
, pp. 1 - 12
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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