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Paper: Magnetic Fields are not Ignorable in the Dynamics of Disks
Volume: 230, Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies
Page: 169
Authors: Battaner, E.; Florido, E.; Guijarro, A.
Abstract: Magnetic fields are considered to be dominant when εB&gt=εK, being εB=B2/8π the magnetic energy density and εK=1/2 ρ &thetas;2 the rotation energy density, for a conventional moderate B = 1μG. They are considered to be negligible when εBK for B~10 μG. With no assumption and no theoretical calculation, we show that magnetic fields cannot be ignored in the outer parts of a galaxy like the Milky Way and in the whole disk of a dwarf galaxy.
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