Astrophysicists calculate the original magnetic field in our cosmic neighbourhood

On: April 2, 2018

In the first fractions of a second after the birth of our universe, not only elementary particles and radiation, but also magnetic fields were generated. A team led by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching has now calculated what these magnetic fields should look like today in the universe – in great detail and in 3-D.

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