The magnetic universe : the elusive traces of an invisible force / J.B. Zirker.

Author/creator Zirker, Jack B.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008054593
ISBN9780801893018 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801893011 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801893025 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN080189302X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QC754.2.M3 Z57 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold