Cosmic rays and diffuse non-thermal emission in galaxy clusters: an introduction

2011/06/03 by G. Brunetti, Brunetti, G.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.HE

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1106.0585

Review talk at the conference "Non-thermal phenomena in colliding galaxy clusters", Nice (France), November 2010. 8 pages, 5 figures, Mem S.A.It. in press

arxiv created 2011/06/03 · arxiv updated 2015/03/19

Abstract

Recent multifrequency observations contribute to derive a comprehensive picture of the origin and evolution of relativistic particles in galaxy clusters. In this review I briefly discuss theoretical aspects and open problems of this picture.

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