Magnetic Fields and Activity in Stars: Origins and Evolution
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Solar and Stellar Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 November 2025 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stellar magnetic fields; dyanmo driven activity; stellar structure and evolution; late-type stars
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Dear Colleagues,
Magnetic fields occur everywhere in the Universe. They appear as a characteristic of matter and they accompany the whole life of a star—from birth to death. Recent findings point to their crucial role in stars and their planetary systems. The following topics are of prime interest in stellar physics: magnetic field transformations in the course of stellar evolution when the internal structure of stars changes, the different mechanisms for the generation and enhancement of magnetic fields and activity depending on the structure and rotation of a star, the role of magnetic fields and activity in mass transfer in close binary stars, and star–planet magnetic interactions.
This Special Issue is dedicated to publishing original research and review papers on magnetism and activity in stars during their whole life.
Scope:
- Stellar magnetic fields and stellar activity;
- Evolution, stellar structure, and magnetic activity;
- Internal magnetic fields;
- Binary stars and magnetic activity;
- Stellar dynamos;
- Star–planet interactions;
- Stellar magnetic cycles.
Prof. Dr. Renada Konstantinova-Antova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- magnetic fields
- magnetic activity
- stellar evolution
- dynamos in stars
- star–planet interaction
- spectropolarimetry
- asteroseismology
- stellar atmospheres
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