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The results of optical studies of Isolated Neutron Stars (INSs), their Pulsar-Wind Nebulae (PWNe) and Pulsar Bow Shocks are reviewed and discussed.

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Roberto P. Mignani

We derive a system of nonpolynomial Schroedinger equations (NPSEs) for one-dimensional wave functions of two components in a binary self-attractive Bose-Einstein condensate loaded in a cigar-shaped trap. The system is obtained by means of…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Luca Salasnich , Boris A. Malomed

The main goal of our present work is to provide, for the first time, a simple computational tool that can be used to compute the brightness, the spectral index, the polarization, the time variability and the spectrum of the non-thermal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-03-25 D. Volpi , L. Del Zanna , E. Amato , N. Bucciantini

We use the framework of microlensing to show that observations of binary systems, such as those made by {\it Gaia}, combined with follow-up weak lensing measurements, can provide a means to probe halos of exotic matter, possibly clumped…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-11 George Pappas , Ippocratis D. Saltas , Laurent Eyer

This paper - the first of a short series dedicated to the long-stan ding astronomical problem of de-projecting the bi-dimensional apparent morpholog y of a three-dimensional mass of gas - focuses on the density distribution in real…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Sabbadin , M. Turatto , R. Ragazzoni , E. Cappellaro , S. Benetti

In this paper we explore the dynamics of ionization bounded planetary nebulae after the termination of the fast stellar wind. When the stellar wind becomes negligible, the hot, shocked bubble depressurizes and the thermal pressure of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 G. Garcia-Segura , J. A. Lopez , W. Steffen , J. Meaburn , A. Manchado

In this review we describe recent observational and theoretical developments in our understanding of pulsar winds and pulsar-wind nebulae (PWNe). We put special emphasis on the results from observations of well-characterized PWNe of various…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-03 Oleg Kargaltsev , Benoit Cerutti , Yuri Lyubarsky , Edoardo Striani

The dynamical model on 3+1 dimensional spacetime admitting soliton solutions is discussed. The proposal soliton is localized in the vicinity of a closed contour, which could be linked and/or knotted. The topological charge is Hopf…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ludvig D. Faddeev

We review the evolution of our understanding of the planetary nebulae phenomenon and their place in the scheme of stellar evolution. The historical steps leading to our current understanding of central star evolution and nebular formation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-14 Sun Kwok

In last 50 years, a significant progress was noticed in medicine, communications and entertainment. Such advanced development of these fields was directly related to ability of controlling light. Photonics is exactly about this ability. At…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2021-05-12 Alfarabi Issakhanov

We study the geometry of interacting knotted solitons. The interaction is local and advances either as a three-body or as a four-body process, depending on the relative orientation and a degeneracy of the solitons involved. The splitting…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Antti J. Niemi

We present a 3D photoionization model of the PN NGC 6302, one of the most complex objects of its kind. Our Mocassin model is composed of an extremely dense circumstellar disk and a large pair of diffuse bipolar lobes, a combination…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Nicholas J. Wright , Michael J. Barlow , Barbara Ercolano , Thomas Rauch

Bow-shock pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) show a variety of morphological shapes. We attribute this diversity to the geometrical factors: relative orientations of the pulsar rotation axis, proper velocity, and the line of sight (magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-30 Maxim V. Barkov , Maxim Lyutikov , Dmitry Khangulyan

The synchrotron-emitting nebulae formed by energetic winds from young pulsars provide information on a wide range phenomena that contribute to their structure. High resolution X-ray observations reveal jets and toroidal structures in many…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Patrick Slane

Solitons are non-dispersive wave solutions that arise in a diverse range of nonlinear systems, stablised by a focussing or defocussing nonlinearity. First observed in shallow water, solitons have subsequently been studied in many other…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 A. L. Marchant , T. P. Billam , T. P. Wiles , M. M. H. Yu , S. A. Gardiner , S. L. Cornish

We propose an indirect method to observe radiation from an incomplete soliton with sufficiently large amplitude. We show that the radiation causes a notched structure on the envelope of the wave packet in the momentum space. The origin of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-09-28 Hironobu Fujishima , Masahiko Okumura , Makoto Mine , Tetsu Yajima

We create a photoionization model embedded in the turbulent ISM by using the state-of-the-art Messenger Monte-Carlo MAPPINGS~V code (M$^3$) in conjunction with the CMFGEN stellar atmosphere model. We show that the turbulent ISM causes the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-03 Yifei Jin , Lisa J. Kewley , Ralph S. Sutherland

By means of the variational method and numerical simulations, we demonstrate the existence of stable 3D nonlinear modes, viz. vortex ``bullets'', in the form of pulsed beams carrying orbital angular momentum, that can self-trap in a 2D…

Knots (emission features in jets of active galactic nuclei) often show non-ballistic dynamics and variable emission/polarization properties. We model these features as emission pattern propagating in a jet that carries helical magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-31 Maxim Lyutikov , Evgeniya Kravchenko

Bianisotropic metasurfaces enable advanced electromagnetic wave manipulation through magnetoelectric coupling. Here, we demonstrate how knot-particles enable single-layer bianisotropic control using their inherent topology. Leveraging their…

Optics · Physics 2025-03-21 Nadav Goshen , Yarden Mazor