Evolutions of magnetized and rotating neutron stars

Journal Article · Tue Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.81.124023· OSTI ID:21408081

Liebling, Steven L ^[1]; Lehner, Luis ^[2]; Neilsen, David ^[3]; Palenzuela, Carlos ^[4]

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1. Department of Physics, Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, New York 11548 (United States)
2. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 2Y5 (Canada)
3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 (United States)
4. Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H8 (Canada)

We study the evolution of magnetized and rigidly rotating neutron stars within a fully general relativistic implementation of ideal magnetohydrodynamics with no assumed symmetries in three spatial dimensions. The stars are modeled as rotating, magnetized polytropic stars, and we examine diverse scenarios to study their dynamics and stability properties. In particular, we concentrate on the stability of the stars and possible critical behavior. In addition to their intrinsic physical significance, we use these evolutions as further tests of our implementation, which incorporates new developments to handle magnetized systems.

• OSTI ID: 21408081
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 81, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.124023; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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