Primordial magnetic fields: evolution and observable signatures – Tina Kahniashvili

Date: Tue. March 16th, 2010, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Location: Rockefeller 221

I will discuss the evolution of the primordial magnetic field accounting for MHD instabilities in the early Universe. I will address different cosmological signatures of the primordial magnetic fields and will discuss the observational tests to limit the amplitude and correlation length of the magnetic fields, as well as their detection prospects.