Interstellar Magnetic Fields: Observation and Theory Proceedings of a Workshop, Held at Scholß Ringberg, Tegernsee, September 8–12, 1986

I Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in Galaxies.- Interstellar Magnetic Fields — Past, Present and Future.- Dynamo Excitation in Very Large Scales.- Magnetic Fields of Galaxies.- Bisymmetric Spiral Magnetic Fields in Spiral Galaxies.- Global Structure of Magnetic Fields in Spiral Galaxies.- Rotation Measures and Depolarization near the Minor Axis in M31.- High Resolution Polarization Observations of M31.- The Magnetic Field in IC 342.- High Resolution Observations of Linearly Polarized Emissions of IC 342.- Magnetic Fields in M33 and NGC 6946.- The Magnetic Field Structure in M81.- The Magnetic Field in the Anomalous Arms in NGC 4258.- Spiral Arms as Ejection Phenomena.- Optical Polarisation Studies of Galaxies.- Nonthermal Radio Emission from Dwarf Galaxies: Do They Host Large-Scale Magnetic Fields?.- Scale Properties of the Turbulent Magnetic Field in the Large Magellanic Cloud.- Magnetic Fields and Faraday-Active Clouds out to the Distances of Quasars.- II Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in Our Galaxy.- Magnetic Fields in the Galaxy.- Interstellar Polarization and Magnetic Fields.- The Local Magnetic Field as Determined by Pulsar Rotation Measures.- Extended Polarized Emission at 2695 MHz in the Galactic Plane.- The Radio Continuum Brightness Minimum near Polaris: A Hole in the Interstellar Magnetic Field?.- Vertical Expansion of the Galactic Gas Disk Behind the Spiral Shock Waves.- Magnetic Field Effects in Galactic Disks.- Magnetic Field Structure of the Galaxy and the Formation of Galactic Winds.- Galaxy Magnetic Fields and Hidden Matter in Galaxies.- Observations of Linear Polarization in the Galactic Centre Region.- The Magnetic Field in the Galactic Center Region.- III Magnetic Fields in Star-Forming Regions and Supernova Remnants.- The Strength of the Interstellar Magnetic Fields and Its Possible Role in HI Cloud Dynamics.- Optical Polarisation Studies of Star Formation Regions.- Observation of Magnetic Field Structure Around Newly Formed Stars.- Stochastic Star Formation, Magnetic Fields and the Fine Structure of Spiral Arms.- Magnetic Fields in Supernova Remnants — Results from Radio Continuum Observations.- Magnetic Fields in Supernovae and Supernova Shells.- IV Magnetic Fields in Accretion Disks and Jets.- Magnetic Fields, Black Holes and Accretion Disks.- The Influence of External Magnetic Fields on the Structure of Thin Accretion Disks.- Stellar and Extragalactic Jets: An Introduction.- Magnetic Vortex Tubes and Charge Acceleration.- Collimation of Supersonic Gas Flows by Toroidal Magnetic Fields.- Jet Formation in Rapidly Rotating Magnetospheres.- V Theoretical Aspects Related to Cosmical Magnetic Fields.- Evolving Magnetostatic Equilibria.- Avoiding Magnetic Monopoles in Numerical MHD Calculations.- Stochastic Particle Acceleration at Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Waves.- Synchrotron Radiation in a Plasma with Random Magnetic Fields.- A Few Summarizing Remarks.- Conference Summary.- List of Participants.- Index of Contributors.