Neutron Star Vortex Dynamics and Magnetic Field Decay: Implications for High Density Nuclear Matter
Nuclear Theory
2009-10-31 v1 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We investigate the effect of the density-dependent proton and neutron gaps on vortex dynamics in neutron stars. We argue that the persistence of neutron star magnetic fields on timescales of y suggests a superconducting gap curve with local maximum at intermediate density. We discuss the implications for exotic core phenomena such as pion/kaon condensation or a transition to quark matter.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9903039,
title = {Neutron Star Vortex Dynamics and Magnetic Field Decay: Implications for High Density Nuclear Matter},
author = {Stephen D. H. Hsu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9903039},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, 2 figures, uses LaTeX