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Cosmological Magnetic Fields: Their Generation, Evolution and Observation

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We review the possible mechanisms for the generation of cosmological magnetic fields, discuss their evolution in an expanding Universe filled with the cosmic plasma and provide a critical review of the literature on the subject. We put special emphasis on the prospects for observational tests of the proposed cosmological magnetogenesis scenarios using radio and gamma-ray astronomy and ultra high energy cosmic rays. We argue that primordial magnetic fields are observationally testable. They lead to magnetic fields in the intergalactic medium with magnetic field strength and correlation length in a well defined range. We also state the unsolved questions in this fascinating open problem of cosmology and propose future observations to address them.

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Chiral gravitational waves from multi-phase magnetogenesis

astro-ph.CO · 2026-02-18 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Multi-phase inflation with chiral vector interactions generates amplified primordial magnetic fields that induce a detectable circularly polarized gravitational-wave background.

JWST Constraints on Primordial Magnetic Fields

astro-ph.CO · 2026-04-27 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

JWST UV luminosity function calibration of reionization history bounds primordial magnetic fields to √<B²> < 0.27 nG (n_B=-2) and < 0.18 nG (n_B=2) at 95% CL by ruling out double reionization at z≈24.

Bianchi-I Cosmology with Radiation in Asymptotically Safe Gravity

gr-qc · 2026-04-23 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

In asymptotically safe gravity, radiation-filled Bianchi-I cosmologies show quantum corrections that soften anisotropy, while magnetic fields lead to persistent Kasner anisotropy without Lambda but isotropic de Sitter decay with nonzero Lambda.

Revisiting constraints on magnetogenesis from baryon asymmetry

hep-ph · 2025-09-28 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Maximally helical primordial U(1)_Y magnetic fields can generate both intergalactic magnetic fields and baryon asymmetry; non-helical fields may work if Higgs dynamics compensate helicity loss to ≲10^{-9-10} precision during electroweak crossover.

Plasma heating during the chiral plasma instability

hep-ph · 2026-05-07 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

During chiral plasma instability, excess energy from chiral asymmetry heats the plasma with δT ~ μ5²/T instead of fully building the helical magnetic field.

Suppressed Magnetogenesis from Ultralight Dark Matter due to Finite Conductivity

astro-ph.CO · 2026-04-19 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Finite conductivity of the plasma suppresses parametric resonance amplification of electromagnetic fields from ultralight pseudoscalar dark matter, making it impossible to generate magnetic fields of sufficient strength in cosmic voids for observationally viable couplings.

Introduction to multi-messenger astronomy

astro-ph.HE · 2019-07-17 · unverdicted · novelty 0.0

The paper supplies an introductory lecture-style summary of observational techniques, astronomical sources, and physical processes across the four main messengers in multi-messenger astronomy.

Lectures on Reheating after Inflation

astro-ph.CO · 2019-07-09 · unverdicted · novelty 0.0

Lecture notes providing a generic introduction to reheating after inflation, covering its theoretical, phenomenological, and observational aspects.

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