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Simulating large‐scale structure formation with magnetic fields
Author(s) -
Dolag K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200610595
Subject(s) - sketch , interpretation (philosophy) , magnetic field , physics , galaxy , scale (ratio) , construct (python library) , astrophysics , statistical physics , theoretical physics , computational physics , computer science , algorithm , quantum mechanics , programming language
In the past, different works based on numerical simulations have been presented to explain magnetic fields (MFs) in the large scale structure and within galaxy clusters. In this review, I will summarize the main findings obtained by different authors and – even if many details are still unclear – I will try to construct a consistent picture of our interpretation of largescale magnetic fields based on numerical effort. I will also sketch how this is related to our understanding of radio emission and summarize some arguments where our theoretical understanding has to be improved to match the observations. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)