Magnetic Fields are not ignorable in the dynamics of disks

Abstract

Magnetic fields are considered to be dominant when εB≥εK, being εB=B2/8π the magnetic energy density and εK=1/2 ρθ2 the rotation energy density, for a conventional moderate B= 1 μG. They are considered to be negligible when εB<εK 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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