Stellar Magnetism

by Leon Mestel

Most stars show some degree of magnetic activity, from the familiar variations in the Sun's magnetic field, which coincide with the sun-spot cycle, to the enormous magnetic fields created by rotating neutron stars. Magnetic fields are also a potential key to understanding the formation of new stars and the behavior of galactic nuclei. This book by one of the leading figures in stellar magnetism provides an authoritative survey of this rapidly developing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198517610
• ISBN13: 9780198517610
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"