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We couple internal torsional, magneto-elastic oscillations of highly magnetized neutron stars (magnetars) to their magnetospheres. The corresponding axisymmetric perturbations of the external magnetic field configuration evolve as a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Michael Gabler , Pablo Cerdá-Durán , Nikolaos Stergioulas , José A. Font , Ewald Müller

We perform three-dimensional numerical simulations of stellar winds of early-M dwarf stars. Our simulations incorporate observationally reconstructed large-scale surface magnetic maps, suggesting that the complexity of the magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 A. A. Vidotto , M. Jardine , J. Morin , J. F. Donati , M. Opher , T. I. Gombosi

This paper provides a brief overview of the formation of stellar fossil magnetic fields and what potential instabilities may occur given certain configurations of the magnetic field. In particular, a purely magnetic instability can occur…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-28 Kyle Augustson , Stephane Mathis , Antoine Strugarek

We study the cooling evolution of neutron stars with strong poloidal magnetic fields (with strength not far from observed values) using the full general relativity 2-dimensional \textit{Astreus} code, which solves consistently Einstein's…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-12 Rodrigo Negreiros , Jeffrey Peterson , Veronica Dexheimer

Magnetic fields in nearby, star-forming galaxies reveal both large-scale patterns and small-scale structures. A large-scale field reversal may exist in the Milky Way but no such reversals have been observed so far in external galaxies. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 David Moss , Rodion Stepanov , Tigran Arshakian , Rainer Beck , Marita Krause , Dmitri Sokoloff

During stellar evolution, especially in the PMS, stellar structure and rotation evolve significantly causing major changes in the dynamics and global flows of the star. We wish to assess the consequences of these changes on stellar dynamo,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-15 Constance Emeriau-Viard , Allan Sacha Brun

Transport of angular momentum in stellar interiors is currently not well understood. Asteroseismology can provide us with estimates of internal rotation of stars and thereby advances our understanding of angular momentum transport. We can…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 F. Ahlborn , E. P. Bellinger , S. Hekker , S. Basu , G. C. Angelou

Strong magnetic fields are expected to significantly modify the pulsation frequencies of waves propagating in the cores of red giants or in the radiative envelopes of intermediate- and high-mass main-sequence stars. We calculate the g-mode…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-24 Nicholas Z. Rui , J. M. Joel Ong , Stéphane Mathis

To explore the spatial variations of the regular (mean) magnetic field of the Andromeda galaxy (M31), we use Fourier analysis in azimuthal angle along four rings in the galaxy's plane. The Fourier coefficients give a quantitative measure of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-24 Indrajit Paul , R. Vasanth Kashyap , Tuhin Ghosh , Rainer Beck , Luke Chamandy , Srijita Sinha , Anvar Shukurov

An asteroseismic analysis has revealed a magnetic field in the deep interior of a slowly-rotating main-sequence F star KIC9244992, which was observed by the Kepler spacecraft for four years. The star shows clear asymmetry of frequency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-31 Masao Takata , Simon J. Murphy , Donald W. Kurtz , Hideyuki Saio , Hiromoto Shibahashi

Zeeman-Doppler imaging studies have revealed the complexity of the large-scale magnetic fields of accreting pre-main-sequence stars. All have multipolar magnetic fields with the octupole component being the dominant field mode for many of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-02 Scott G. Gregory , Jean-François Donati , Gaitee A. J. Hussain

We investigate the effect of a magnetic field on the global oscillation modes of a rotating fluid star in the magnetohydrodynamic approximation. We present general equations for the modification of any type of fluid mode due to a general…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Sharon M. Morsink , Vahid Rezania

Chemically peculiar Ap and Bp stars host strong large-scale magnetic fields in the range of $200$~G up to $30$~kG, which are often considered to be the origin of fossil magnetic fields. We assess the evolution of such fossil fields during…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-30 Dominik R. G. Schleicher , Juan Pablo Hidalgo , Daniele Galli

We investigate the effect of strong magnetic fields on the adiabatic radial oscillations of hadronic stars. We describe magnetized hadronic matter within the framework of the relativistic nonlinear Walecka model and integrate the equations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-01 C. Vásquez Flores , L. B. Castro , G. Lugones

Some contracting or expanding stars are thought to host a large-scale magnetic field in their radiative interior. By interacting with the contraction-induced flows, such fields may significantly alter the rotational history of the star.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-18 B. Gouhier , L. Jouve , F. Lignières

At metallicities lower than that of the Small Magellanic Cloud, it remains essentially unexplored how fossil magnetic fields, forming large-scale magnetospheres, could affect the evolution of massive stars, thereby impacting the fundamental…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-31 Z. Keszthelyi , J. Puls , G. Chiaki , H. Nagakura , A. ud-Doula , T. Takiwaki , N. Tominaga

In this paper we describe a Bayesian statistical method designed to infer the magnetic properties of stars observed using high-resolution circular spectropolarimetry in the context of large surveys. This approach is well suited for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 V. Petit , G. A. Wade

The evolution of the r-mode instability is likely to be accompanied by secular kinematic effects which will produce differential rotation with large scale drifts of fluid elements, mostly in the azimuthal direction. As first discussed by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Luciano Rezzolla , Frederick L. Lamb , Dragoljub Markovic , Stuart L. Shapiro

We develop the formalism for computing the magnetic field within an axisymmetric neutron star with a strong Type II superconductor core surrounded by a normal conductor. The formalism takes full account of the constraints imposed by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-09-30 K. T. Henriksson , I. Wasserman

Magnetic fields can drastically change predictions of evolutionary models of massive stars via mass-loss quenching, magnetic braking, and efficient angular momentum transport, which we aim to quantify in this work. We use the MESA software…