Journal
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS
Volume 214, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0556-8
Keywords
Galaxy clusters; Magnetic fields; Simulations; Magnetic dynamo
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- ERC Starting Grant MAGCOW [714196]
- CSCS-ETHZ (Lugano, Switzerland) [s701, s805]
- JFZ (Julich, Germany) [hhh42]
- People Programme (Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions) of the European Unions Eighth Framework Programme H2020 under REA grant [658912]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [658912] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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We review the present theoretical and numerical understanding of magnetic field amplification in cosmic large-scale structure, on length scales of galaxy clusters and beyond. Structure formation drives compression and turbulence, which amplify tiny magnetic seed fields to the microGauss values that are observed in the intracluster medium. This process is intimately connected to the properties of turbulence and the microphysics of the intra-cluster medium. Additional roles are played by merger induced shocks that sweep through the intra-cluster medium and motions induced by sloshing cool cores. The accurate simulation of magnetic field amplification in clusters still poses a serious challenge for simulations of cosmological structure formation. We review the current literature on cosmological simulations that include magnetic fields and outline theoretical as well as numerical challenges.
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