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Interstellar Magnetic Fields — Past, Present and Future

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Interstellar Magnetic Fields

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Interstellar magnetic fields have become popular in astrophysics in recent years, stimulated by a significant improvement of the observational techniques in the radio and optical range and a refinement of theoretical models. It now seems promising to attack the question of the origin of magnetic fields and their influence on the dynamics of the interstellar medium.

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Beck, R. (1987). Interstellar Magnetic Fields — Past, Present and Future. In: Beck, R., Gräve, R. (eds) Interstellar Magnetic Fields. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72621-7_1

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