Generation of magnetic fields by nonuniform neutrino beams

P. K Shukla; L Stenflo; R Bingham; H. A Bethe; J. M Dawson; J. T  Mendonça

doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00450-7

Generation of magnetic fields by nonuniform neutrino beams

P. K Shukla, L Stenflo, R Bingham, H. A Bethe, J. M Dawson, J. T Mendonça

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Abstract

It is shown that the ponderomotive force of a nonuniform intense neutrino beam can generate large scale quasi-stationary magnetic fields in a dense electron plasma. This mechanism can be responsible for the origin of magnetic fields in the early universe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-183
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	233
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00450-7
Publication status	Published - 25 Aug 1997

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neutrino beam
magnetic field
electron plasma

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