Cosmological magnetic fields: their generation, evolution and observation

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作者
Durrer, Ruth [1 ,2 ]
Neronov, Andrii [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Geneva, Dept Phys Theor, CH-1213 Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Univ Geneva, Ctr Astroparticle Phys, CH-1213 Geneva, Switzerland
[3] Univ Geneva, Observ Geneva, ISDC Data Ctr Astrophys, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
[4] Univ Geneva, Ctr Astroparticle Phys, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
Cosmology; Magnetic fields; Early Universe; Cosmic microwave background; Gamma rays; EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT; ENERGY COSMIC-RAYS; ELECTROWEAK PHASE-TRANSITION; LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE; FARADAY-ROTATION SEARCH; ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; TEV GAMMA-RAYS; INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM; AREA TELESCOPE; FILLING FACTOR;
D O I
10.1007/s00159-013-0062-7
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We review the possible mechanisms for the generation of cosmological magnetic fields, discuss their evolution in an expanding Universe filled with the cosmic plasma and provide a critical review of the literature on the subject. We put special emphasis on the prospects for observational tests of the proposed cosmological magnetogenesis scenarios using radio and gamma-ray astronomy and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. We argue that primordial magnetic fields are observationally testable. They lead to magnetic fields in the intergalactic medium with magnetic field strength and correlation length in a well defined range. We also state the unsolved questions in this fascinating open problem of cosmology and propose future observations to address them.
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