Shedding light on the formation of Magnetic Fields (IMAGE)

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

Shedding light on the formation of Magnetic Fields

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In the study, researchers showed that if magnetic fields are indeed primordial then it could cause an increase in dark matter density perturbations on small scales. The ultimate effect of this process would be the formation of mini-halos of dark matter, which, if detected would hint towards a primordial nature of magnetic fields.

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Image by Lucie Chrastecka

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