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In previous chapters we have shown how in many independent ways magnetic fields are revealed in the interstellar gas of galaxies, within the huge volumes of radiogalaxies, in quasars and in other objects. Details of magnetic field configurations and their strengths are not always reliable, but the general result is certainty of the presence in galaxies and galactic-type objects of magnetic fields that cover wide ranges of spatial scales and strengths. Let us now discuss the basic concepts of the origin of galactic magnetic fields.
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Ruzmaikin, A.A., Shukurov, A.M., Sokoloff, D.D. (1988). Origin of Magnetic Fields. In: Magnetic Fields of Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 133. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2835-0_5
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