Magnetic Fields in Diffuse Media

This volume presents the current knowledge of magnetic fields in diffuse astrophysical media. Starting with an overview of 21st century instrumentation to observe astrophysical magnetic fields, the chapters cover observational techniques, origin of magnet

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Alexander Lazarian Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino Claudio Melioli Editors

Magnetic Fields in Diffuse Media

Magnetic Fields in Diffuse Media

Astrophysics and Space Science Library EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman W. B. BURTON, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A. ([email protected]); University of Leiden, The Netherlands ([email protected]) F. BERTOLA, University of Padua, Italy C. J. CESARSKY, Commission for Atomic Energy, Saclay, France P. EHRENFREUND, Leiden University, The Netherlands O. ENGVOLD, University of Oslo, Norway A. HECK, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France E. P. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands V. M. KASPI, McGill University, Montreal, Canada J. M. E. KUIJPERS, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands H. VAN DER LAAN, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands P. G. MURDIN, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK B. V. SOMOV, Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Russia R. A. SUNYAEV, Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia

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Alexander Lazarian • Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino • Claudio Melioli Editors

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Editors Alexander Lazarian Department of Astronomy University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA

Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Claudio Melioli Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo, SP, Brazil

ISSN 0067-0057 ISSN 2214-7985 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-662-44624-9 ISBN 978-3-662-44625-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-44625-6 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955399 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication