Fossil stellar magnetic fields or ''fossil fields'' are proposed as possible
interstellar magnetic fields that became locked into certain
star
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make ...
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[Vincent Duez, Stéphane Mathis, Sylvaine Turck-Chièze. ''Effect of a fossil magnetic field on the structure of a young Sun']
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See also
* Stellar magnetic field
A stellar magnetic field is a magnetic field generated by the motion of conductive plasma inside a star. This motion is created through convection, which is a form of energy transport involving the physical movement of material. A localized mag ...
References
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Magnetism in astronomy
Stellar astronomy