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In the present work, we study the radial and non-radial perturbative stability of neutron stars in which the matter is disformally coupled to the metric. First, we derive the gravitational and the fluid equations of the neutron star in a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-08-08 Hamza Boumaza

We study the stability of neutron stars with toroidal magnetic fields by magnetohydrodynamic simulation in full general relativity under assumption of axial symmetry. Nonrotating and rigidly rotating neutron stars are prepared for a variety…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 Kenta Kiuchi , Masaru Shibata , Shijun Yoshida

Magnetic perturbations to the frequencies of low degree, high radial order, axisymmetric pulsations in stellar models permeated by large scale magnetic fields are presented. Magnetic fields with dipolar, quadrupolar and a superposition of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. S. Cunha

The problem of the stability of magnetic fields in stars has a long history and has been investigated in detail in perturbation theory. Here we consider the nonlinear evolution of a non-rotating neutron star with a purely poloidal magnetic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-19 Riccardo Ciolfi , Samuel K. Lander , Gian Mario Manca , Luciano Rezzolla

We calculate axisymmetric magnetic modes of a neutron star possessing a mixed poloidal and toroidal magnetic field, where the toroidal field is assumed to be proportional to a dimensionless parameter $\zeta_0$. Here, we assume an isentropic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-14 Umin Lee

In this third paper in a series on stable magnetic equilibria in stars, I look at the stability of axisymmetric field configurations and in particular at the relative strengths of the toroidal and poloidal components. Both toroidal and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 J. Braithwaite

Using a numerical simulation, we study the effects of ambipolar diffusion and ohmic diffusion on the magnetic field evolution in the interior of an isolated neutron star. We are interested in the behavior of the magnetic field on a long…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Jaime Hoyos , Andreas Reisenegger , Juan A. Valdivia

We have studied numerically the evolution of magnetic fields in barotropic neutron stars, by performing nonlinear magnetohydrodynamical simulations with the code PLUTO. For both initially predominantly poloidal and toroidal fields, with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-22 Ankan Sur , Brynmor Haskell , Emily Kuhn

The aim of this paper is to clarify the stabilities of neutron stars with strong toroidal magnetic fields against non-axisymmetric perturbation. The motivation comes from the fact that super magnetized neutron stars of $\sim 10^{15}$G,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-21 Kenta Kiuchi , Shijun Yoshida , Masaru Shibata

We present 3D MHD simulations of purely toroidal and mixed poloidal-toroidal magnetic field configurations to study the behavior of the Tayler instability. For the first time the simultaneous action of rotation and magnetic diffusion are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Juan C. Ibañez-Mejia , Jonathan Braithwaite

Non-radial oscillation modes of neutron stars serve as diagnostics of their internal composition and relativistic structure. In this work, we investigate the perturbations of static and spherically symmetric neutron stars characterized by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-08 Jose F. Rodriguez-Ruiz , L. M. Becerra , F. D. Lora-Clavijo

To determine the frequencies of magnetic oscillations in neutron stars with highly tangled magnetic fields, we derive the perturbation equations. We assume that the field strength of the global magnetic structure is so small that such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-18 Hajime Sotani

We study polar Alfv\'en oscillations of relativistic stars endowed with a strong global poloidal dipole magnetic field. Here we focus only on the axisymmetric oscillations which are studied by evolving numerically the two-dimensional…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-13 H. Sotani , K. D. Kokkotas

Neutron star magnetic field evolution is mediated through the Hall effect and Ohmic dissipation in the crust while ambipolar diffusion is taking place in the core. These effects have been studied in detail in either part of the star,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-28 Dimitrios Skiathas , Konstantinos N. Gourgouliatos

We explore magnetic field configurations that lead to the formation of magnetic spots on the surface of neutron stars, and to the displacement of the magnetic dipole axis. We find that a toroidally dominated magnetic field is essential for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-08 Konstantinos N. Gourgouliatos , Rainer Hollerbach

We present the results of the first study of global oscillations of relativistic stars with both elastic crusts and interpenetrating superfluid components. For simplicity, we focus on the axial quasi-normal modes. Our results demonstrate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-24 Lars Samuelsson , Nils Andersson

Torsional oscillations of magnetized neutron stars have been well studied since they may be relevant to the physical interpretation of some of the observed quasiperiodic oscillations in the magnetar giant flares. In the crustal region of a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-03 Ling Cheung , Lap-Ming Lin , Nicolas Chamel

Gravitational-wave diagnostics are developed for discriminating between varieties of mixed poloidal-toroidal magnetic fields in neutron stars, with particular emphasis on differentially rotating protoneutron stars. It is shown that tilted…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Paul D. Lasky , Andrew Melatos

This work presents a global solution for the internal and the external field of an axisymmetric rotating neutron star. It is shown that the twist of the internal field affects the external field, by increasing the number of open field lines…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-13 D. Ntotsikas , K. N. Gourgouliatos

The non-linear behaviour of oscillation modes in compact stars is a topic of considerable current interest. Accurate numerical studies of such phenomena are likely to require powerful new approaches to both fluid and spacetime computations.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Uli Sperhake , Philippos Papadopoulos , Nils Andersson