Superfluid dynamics in neutron star crusts
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2015-05-19 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
A simple description of superfluid hydrodynamics in the inner crust of a neutron star is given. Particular attention is paid to the effect of the lattice of nuclei on the properties of the superfluid neutrons, and the effects of entrainment, the fact that some fraction of the neutrons are locked to the motion of the protons in nuclei.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1009.2303,
title = {Superfluid dynamics in neutron star crusts},
author = {C. J. Pethick and N. Chamel and S. Reddy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2303},
year = {2015}
}