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The strong magnetic fields found in the Ap and Bp stars are reviewed, with critical attention to the competing dynamo and fossil theories for their origin. A number of difficulties for the dynamo theory are identified. Whilst the fossil theory is not free of problems, they appear less severe. From the modulation of certain spectral lines, rather weaker fields are deduced to be present above the surface of Be stars. The question of whether observed spectral transients might arise from magnetic fluctuations is discussed.
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Moss, D. (1994). The Magnetic Fields of the A and B Stars. In: Balona, L.A., Henrichs, H.F., Le Contel, J.M. (eds) Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 162. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1030-3_47
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