Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 1 online resource (ix, 296 p.) : ill.

Uniform title

1. Magnetic universe (Online)

Alternative title

1. Magnetic universe (Online)

Subject

1. Magnetic fields
2. Cosmic magnetic fields
3. Magnetism
4. Magnetosphere
5. Heliosphere (Ionosphere)
6. Gravity

Contents

1. Getting reacquainted with magnetism -- The Earth -- Sunspots and the solar cycle -- The violent sun -- The heliosphere : winds, waves and fields -- The Earth's magnetosphere and space weather -- The planets -- Magnetic fields and the birth of stars -- Abnormal stars -- Compact objects -- The galaxies -- Something from nothing : seed fields.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Zirker, Jack B.

Title

1. The magnetic universe [electronic resource] : the elusive traces of an invisible force / J.B. Zirker.

Imprint

1. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2008054593