The violent neutron star
Anna L. Watts (University of Amsterdam)
TL;DR
This paper reviews how magnetar bursts from neutron stars serve as natural laboratories for studying extreme densities, magnetic fields, and fundamental physics through their triggering mechanisms and responses.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the physical processes behind magnetar bursts and their use in probing stellar and magnetospheric structures.
Findings
Insights into neutron star densities and magnetic fields
Understanding of burst triggering mechanisms
Implications for fundamental physics
Abstract
Neutron stars enable us to study both the highest densities and the highest magnetic fields in the known Universe. In this article I review what can be learned about such fundamental physics using magnetar bursts. Both the instability mechanisms that trigger the bursts, and the subsequent dynamical and radiative response of the star, can be used to explore stellar and magnetospheric structure and composition.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research