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宇宙学磁场

Cosmological Magnetic Fields

Kerstin E. Kunze

摘要:

磁场在宇宙中几乎所有的尺度上都被观测到,从恒星和星系到星系团,甚至更远。宇宙磁场的起源仍然是一个悬而未决的问题,然而,一个大类的模型把它的起源在非常早期的宇宙。一个放大了初始种子磁场的磁力发电机可以解释今天银河系磁场的强度。然而,这仍然是一个悬而未决的问题,如何以及何时产生这种初始磁场。对宇宙微波背景辐射(CMB)的观测提供了一个了解早期宇宙的窗口,因此可能能够告诉我们宇宙磁场是否具有原始的宇宙学起源,同时也能限制其参数。我们将对大尺度磁场的观测证据进行综述,描述原始磁场的产生机制和可能在CMB中留下的印记。

英文摘要:

Magnetic fields are observed on nearly all scales in the universe, from stars and galaxies upto galaxy clusters and even beyond. The origin of cosmic magnetic fields is still an open question, however a large class of models puts its origin in the very early universe. A magnetic dynamo amplifying an initial seed magnetic field could explain the present day strength of the galactic magnetic field. However, it is still an open problem how and when this initial magnetic field was created. Observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) provide a window to the early universe and might therefore be able to tell us whether cosmic magnetic fields are of primordial, cosmological origin and at the same time constrain its parameters. We will give an overview of the observational evidence of large scale magnetic fields, describe generation mechanisms of primordial magnetic fields and possible imprints in the CMB.

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