| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 53, 2013
UHECR 2012 - International Symposium on Future Directions in UHECR Physics
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| Article Number | 01002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 15 | |
| Section | Invited Papers and Working Group Reports | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135301002 | |
| Published online | 25 June 2013 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135301002
Theoretical challenges in acceleration and transport of ultra high energy cosmic rays: A review
1 INAF/Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
2 INFN/Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
a e-mail: blasi@arcetri.astro.it
The wealth of data collected in the last few years thanks to the Pierre Auger Observatory and recently to the Telescope Array made the problem of the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays a genuinely experimental/observational one. The apparently contradictory results provided by these experiments in terms of spectrum, chemical composition and anisotropies do not allow to reach any final conclusions as yet. Here I will discuss some of the theoretical challenges imposed by these data: in particular I will discuss some issues related to the transition from Galactic to extragalactic cosmic rays and how the different models confront our understanding of Galactic cosmic rays in terms of supernova remnants paradigm. I will also discuss the status of theories aiming at describing acceleration of cosmic rays to the highest energies in relativistic shocks and unipolar inductors.
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