Pulsar Spin-Down Induced Phenomena: Heating; Magnetic Field Evolution; Glitches; Pulse-Period Modulations
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Modeling the dynamics of the quantum fluids within a spinning-down neutron star gives a description consistent with observed pulsar magnetic field evolution and spin-period "glitches." The long-standing problem of large predicted excesses in spin-down sustained pulsar heating from such models now see ms resolvable. However, the origin of some pulsar spin-period and pulse-shape modulations which have been interpreted as manifestations of very long period (~year) stellar precession is a crucial challenge to canonical neutron star models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0109353,
title = {Pulsar Spin-Down Induced Phenomena: Heating; Magnetic Field Evolution; Glitches; Pulse-Period Modulations},
author = {M. Ruderman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0109353},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
10 pages, 4 figures, Invited talk at van Paradijs memorial conference