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Special Session Sp8
23 June 2015
The physics of fossil stellar magnetismMagnetic fields are key factors in the evolution of massive and intermediate-mass stars, through their ability to influence the angular momentum evolution, internal mixing or mass-loss of stars, and to shape their circumstellar environment. Fossil magnetic fields present a unique opportunity to connect main sequence stars with their evolved descendants (e.g. post-main sequence stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars), while also providing a window into the earlier phases of star formation (e.g. proto-stars, pre-main sequence stars). The present Special Session is aimed at offering a synthetic view of recent observational and theoretical progresses in the domain of fossil magnetism: from early-type stars to neutron stars and white dwarfs. This research area is now benefiting from the rapid, combined development of observations (especially for early-type stars through large programmes such as MiMeS, BOB, and BinaMIcS) and numerical simulations and theory, with the goal to better understand the effect of magnetic fields on stellar structure and evolution. Programme
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