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The origin of Galactic cosmic rays: challenges to the standard paradigm

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arxiv 1903.11584 v2 pith:LAMHZ474 submitted 2019-03-27 astro-ph.HE

The origin of Galactic cosmic rays: challenges to the standard paradigm

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A critical review of the standard paradigm for the origin of Galactic cosmic rays is presented. Recent measurements of local and far-away cosmic rays reveal unexpected behaviours, which challenge the commonly accepted scenario. These recent findings are discussed, together with long-standing open issues. Despite the progress made thanks to ever-improving observational techniques and theoretical investigations, at present our understanding of the origin and of the behaviour of cosmic rays remains incomplete. We believe it is still unclear whether a modification of the standard paradigm, or rather a radical change of the paradigm itself is needed in order to interpret all the available data on cosmic rays within a self-consistent scenario.

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