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Author: Philipp P. Kronberg (University of Toronto)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Volume: 53
Dimensions:
Width: 18.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 0.770kg
ISBN: 9780521631631
ISBN 10: 0521631637
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 13 October 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'This book presents the current state of measurement and modeling of cosmic magnetic fields. It will be of interest to researchers in the area and individuals with a graduate-level background in physics who may be considering the field ... a well-written and well-referenced introduction.' E. Kincanon, Choice 'I don't really expect to have to teach a course on cosmic magnetism, but if I did, I would want Kronberg (or anyhow his book) by my side ...' Virginia Tremble, The Observatory: A Review of Astronomy '[This book] explores the standard galactic - dynamo theory ..., axisymmetric and bisymmetric magnetic field structures of spiral galaxies (including our own), micro-Gauss magnetic fields in the intracluster medium, ancient magnetic fields still retained by fossil radio sources, and other equally thought-provoking topics. ... Despite the far-from-easy subject, the discussions are actually not too difficult to follow. Besides those directly involved in the research, other readers with some background in astrophysics will likewise find them stimulating.' B. Ishak, Contemporary Physics
'This book presents the current state of measurement and modeling of cosmic magnetic fields. It will be of interest to researchers in the area and individuals with a graduate-level background in physics who may be considering the field ... a well-written and well-referenced introduction.' E. Kincanon, Choice 'I don't really expect to have to teach a course on cosmic magnetism, but if I did, I would want Kronberg (or anyhow his book) by my side ...' Virginia Tremble, The Observatory: A Review of Astronomy
Author Information
Philipp P. Kronberg is Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto Canada and Visiting Professor at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has served on or chaired advisory and management boards of many organizations and facilities and has received numerous awards and distinctions including a Humboldt Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Killiam Fellowship. For over thirty years Kronberg has pioneered both measurements and physical and mathematical analyses to deduce astrophysical magnetic fields on many scales, from our Milky Way to the most distant quasars.
