Magnetic fields can form shell‑like structure (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Magnetic fields can form shell‑like structure

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How the evolution of a star changes the shape of a magnetic field. Rather than being centered at one point, the ISTA team’s simulations suggest that magnetic fields can form shell‑like structures (pink field lines). 

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© Lukas Einramhof | ISTA

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