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The generation of a magnetic field in the Early Universe is considered, due to the gravitational production of the Z-boson field during inflation. Scaled to the epoch of galaxy formation this magnetic field suffices to trigger the galactic dynamo and explain the observed galactic magnetic fields. The mechanism is independent of the inflationary model.
This work was supported by the DGICYT grant PB98-0693 and by the E.U. under the contract HPRN-CT00-00148.
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Dimopoulos, K. (2002). Galactic Magnetic Fields As a Consequence of Inflation. In: Plionis, M., Cotsakis, S. (eds) Modern Theoretical and Observational Cosmology. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 276. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0622-4_5
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