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Neutron stars contain the strongest magnetic fields known in the Universe. In this paper, I discuss briefly how these magnetic fields are inferred from observations, as well as the evidence for their time-evolution. I show how these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-14 Andreas Reisenegger

The recent discovery of the "weak field, old magnetar", the soft gamma repeater SGR 0418+5729, whose dipole magnetic field is less than 7.5 \times 10^{12} G, has raised perplexing questions: How can the neutron star produce SGR-like bursts…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 S. Dall'Osso , J. Granot , T. Piran

Rapidly rotating late M dwarfs are observed in two different branches of magnetic activity, although they operate in the same stellar parameter range. Current empirical evidence indicates that M dwarfs with spectral types ranging from M3 /…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-18 Giuseppina Nigro , Francesco Berrilli , Giuseppe Bono , Dario Del Moro , Luca Giovannelli , Valentina Penza , Raffaele Reda

We investigate whether the recently suggested rotation and crystallization driven dynamo can explain the apparent increase of magnetism in old metal polluted white dwarfs. We find that the effective temperature distribution of polluted…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-14 Matthias R. Schreiber , Diogo Belloni , Boris T. Gaensicke , Steven G. Parsons

In this work we compute models for relativistic white dwarfs in the presence of strong magnetic fields. These models possibly contribute to super-luminous SNIa. With an assumed axi-symmetric and poloidal magnetic field, we study the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-21 Bruno Franzon , Stefan Schramm

Neutron stars, and magnetars in particular, are known to host the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe. The origin of these strong fields is a matter of controversy. In this preliminary work, via numerical simulations, we study, for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-30 K. Franceschetti , L. Del Zanna

We examine the effects of the magnetic field created by the Tayler--Spruit dynamo in differentially rotating stars. Magnetic fields of the order of a few $10^4$ G are present through most of the stellar envelope, with the exception of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 André Maeder , Georges Meynet

In this paper the effect of the magnetic field on the form of the equation of state and helium white dwarfs structure are discussed. The influence of the temperature and magnetic field on white dwarfs parameters have been investigated. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Manka , M. Zastawny-Kubica , A. Brzezina , I. Bednarek

Merger of a white dwarf binary creates a differentially rotating object which is expected to generate strong magnetic fields. Kinetic energy stored in differential rotation is partially dissipated in the magnetically dominated corona, which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Andrei M. Beloborodov

Radio observations show that magnetic fields are present in dwarf irregular galaxies (dIrr) and its strength is comparable to that found in spiral galaxies. Slow rotation, weak shear and shallow gravitational potential are the main features…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 H. Siejkowski , M. Soida , K. Otmianowska-Mazur , M. Hanasz , D. J. Bomans

Weak magnetic field has been searched for on only a small number of white dwarfs. Current estimates for white dwarfs with fields in excess of 1MG are about 10%; according to previous studies this number increases up to about 25% in the kG…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Jordan , R. Aznar Cuadrado , R. Napiwotzki , H. M. Schmid , S. K. Solanki

Generally the virial theorem provides a relation between various components of energy integrated over a system. This helps us to understand the underlying equilibrium. Based on the virial theorem we can estimate, for example, the maximum…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 Banibrata Mukhopadhyay , Arnab Sarkar , Christopher A. Tout

Merger of two white dwarfs (WDs) has been proposed to form an isolated WD having high magnetization and rapid rotation. We study the influence of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wind on spin evolution of the newly-formed merger product. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-28 Yanchang Cheng , Jumpei Takata

We develop a model of the white dwarf (WD) - red dwarf (RD) binaries AR Sco and AE Aqr as systems in a transient propeller stage of highly asynchronous intermediate polars. The WDs are relatively weakly magnetized with magnetic field of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-27 Maxim Lyutikov , Maxim Barkov , Matthew Route , Dinshaw Balsara , Peter Garnavich , Colin Littlefield

Stellar magnetic dynamos are driven by rotation, rapidly rotating stars produce stronger magnetic fields than slowly rotating stars do. The Zeeman effect is the most important indicator of magnetic fields, but Zeeman broadening must be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Ansgar Reiners

The activity of magnetars is believed to be powered by colossal magnetic energy reservoirs. We sketch an evolutionary picture in which internal field evolution in magnetars generates a twisted corona, form which energy may be released…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-22 S. K. Lander

We performed kinematic studies of the evolution of small-scale magnetic fields in the surface laters of M-dwarfs. We solved the induction equation for a prescribed velocity field, magnetic Reynolds number, and boundary conditions in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. B. F. Dorch , H. -G. Ludwig

We study the generation of strong large scale magnetic fields in dense quark matter. The magnetic field growth is owing to the magnetic field instability driven by the electroweak interaction of quarks. We discuss the situation when the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-11-16 Maxim Dvornikov

Around 10% of white dwarfs exhibit global magnetic structures with fields ranging from 1 kG to hundreds of MG. Recently, the first radiation magnetohydrodynamics simulations of the atmosphere of white dwarfs showed that convection should be…