Biermann battery explained

In astrophysics, the Biermann battery is a process by which a weak seed magnetic field can be generated from zero initial conditions.[1] The relative motion between electrons and ions is driven by rotation. The process was discovered by Ludwig Biermann in 1950.[2] [3]

Notes and References

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  2. Uber den Ursprung der Magnetfelder auf Sternen und im interstellaren Raum (mit einem Anhang von A. Schluter). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. 5. 65. Biermann. L..
  3. 1998MNRAS.295L...6K. Generation of magnetic fields by a gravitomagnetic plasma battery. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 295. L6–L10. Khanna. Ramon. 1998. 1 . 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.29511447.x. free . astro-ph/9803240 . 15612364 .

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