Cosmological Magnetic Fields: Their Generation, Evolution and Observation
By R. Durrer, Andrii Y. Neronov. 2013
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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 gammaray 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.
Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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- Planck 2015 results: XIX. Constraints on primordial magnetic fields (2015, unknown): “…of PMF studies not only lies in the possibility of PMFs being the progenitors of the observed cosmic magnetic fields, but also in them providing a new potential observational window to the early Universe (for reviews see Kahniashvili 2005; Giovannini 2008; Kunze 2013; and Durrer & Neronov 2013).”
- Open Questions in Cosmic-Ray Research at Ultrahigh Energies (2019, background): “Comprehensive reviews on cosmic magnetogenesis can be found in Durrer and Neronov (2013) and Subramanian (2016).”