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The mystery of cosmic magnetogenesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Christos G. Tsagas
Christos G. Tsagas*
Affiliation:
Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Department of Physics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The origin of the large-scale magnetic fields remains an open question, despite the efforts and the continual detection of magnetic fields in the universe. Primordial magnetism could answer the question of cosmic magnetogenesis, but there are still obstacles to overcome.

Keywords

magnetic fieldscosmology: theoryearly universe
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 408
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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