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We present three-dimensional simulations of the dynamical bar-mode instability in magnetized and differentially rotating stars in full general relativity. Our focus is on the effects that magnetic fields have on the dynamics and the onset…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 Luca Franci , Roberto De Pietri , Kyriaki Dionysopoulou , Luciano Rezzolla

As another step towards understanding the long-term evolution of the magnetic field in neutron stars, we provide the first simulations of ambipolar diffusion in a spherical star. Restricting ourselves to axial symmetry, we consider a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-17 F. Castillo , A. Reisenegger , J. A. Valdivia

The radio pulsar models based on the existence of an inner accelerating gap located above the polar cap rely on the existence of a small scale, strong surface magnetic field $B_s$. This field exceeds the dipolar field $B_d$, responsible for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-11 U. Geppert , J. Gil , G. Melikidze , J. A. Pons , D. Vigano

The presence of strong magnetic fields in neutron stars, such as in magnetars, may significantly affect their crust-core transition properties and the crust size. This knowledge is crucial in the correct interpretation of astrophysical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-04-03 Debarati Chatterjee , Francesca Gulminelli , Debora P. Menezes

We derive general equations for axisymmetric Newtonian MHD and use these as the basis of a code for calculating equilibrium configurations of rotating magnetised neutron stars in a stationary state. We investigate the field configurations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-10 S. K. Lander , D. I. Jones

The braking torque that dictates the timing properties of magnetars is closely tied to the large-scale dipolar magnetic field on their surface. The formation of this field has been a topic of ongoing debate. One proposed mechanism, based on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-03 Clara Dehman , Axel Brandenburg

Cool weakly ionized gaseous rotating disk, are considered by many models as the origin of the evolution of protoplanetary clouds. Instabilities against perturbations in such disks play an important role in the theory of the formation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 E. Liverts , M. Mond , A. D. Chernin

The observed long-term spin-down evolution of isolated radio pulsars cannot be explained by the standard magnetic dipole radiation with a constant braking torque. However, how and why the torque varies still remains controversial, which is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-25 Yi Xie , Shuang-Nan Zhang

The model for the generation of magnetic fields in a neutron star, based on the magnetic field instability caused by the electroweak interaction between electrons and nucleons, is developed. Using the methods of the quantum field theory,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-01-12 Maxim Dvornikov

The quasiperiodic oscillations found in the three giant flares of soft gamma-ray repeaters observed to date have been interpreted as crustal oscillations caused by a starquake following a dramatic rearrangement of the stellar magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-13 Gibran H. de Souza , Cecilia Chirenti

The origins of the various outbursts of hard X-rays from magnetars (highly magnetized neutron stars) are still unknown. We identify instabilities in relativistic magnetospheres that can explain a range of X-ray flare luminosities. Crustal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-27 J. F. Mahlmann , A. A. Philippov , V. Mewes , B. Ripperda , E. R. Most , L. Sironi

Dissipation of magnetic fields in Hall plasma of neutron star crusts may power persistent high energy emission of a class of strongly magnetized neutrons stars, magnetars. We consider development of a dissipative tearing mode in Hall plasma…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Maxim Lyutikov

The stability properties of inviscid protostellar disks are examined taking into account the Hall effect and buoyancy. Depending on the parameters, different types of instabilities can exist in different regions of disks. In a very low…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 V. Urpin , G. Rüdiger

The origin and evolution of magnetic fields of neutron stars from birth has long been a source of debate. Here, motivated by recent simulations of the Hall cascade with magnetic helicity, we invoke a model where the large-scale magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-27 Nikhil Sarin , Axel Brandenburg , Brynmor Haskell

Although crystallized neutron star crust is responsible for many fascinating observational phenomena, its actual microscopic structure in tremendous gravitational and magnetic fields is not understood. Here we show that in a non-uniform…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-26 D. A. Baiko , A. A. Kozhberov

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities can play an important role in the dynamics of the pulsar magnetosphere and can be responsible for the formation of various structures. We consider the instability caused by a gradient of the magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-05 Vadim Urpin

In this paper we present the results of time-dependent simulations of dipolar axisymmetric magnetospheres of neutron stars carried out both within the framework of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics and within the framework of resistive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. S. Komissarov

In this work, we compute the structure and composition of the inner crust of a neutron star in the presence of a strong magnetic field, such as it can be found in magnetars. To determine the geometry and characteristics of the crust…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-05-01 Luigi Scurto , Helena Pais , Francesca Gulminelli

We numerically model evolution of magnetic fields inside a neutron star under the influence of ambipolar diffusion in the weak-coupling mode in the one-fluid MHD approximation. Our simulations are three-dimensional and performed in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-09 Andrei P. Igoshev , Rainer Hollerbach

The magneto-rotational instability (MRI) - which is due to an interplay between a sheared background and the magnetic field - is commonly considered a key ingredient for developing and sustaining turbulence in the outer envelope of binary…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-27 T. Celora , I. Hawke , N. Andersson , G. L. Comer