Calculation of thermal conductivity coefficients for magnetized neutron star

TL;DR

This paper calculates the thermal conductivity coefficients for magnetized neutron star crusts by solving the Boltzmann equation considering electron degeneracy, providing insights into heat transfer processes in such extreme environments.

Contribution

It introduces a method to compute electron heat transfer coefficients in neutron star crusts accounting for magnetic fields and degeneracy effects.

Findings

Calculated thermal conductivity coefficients for magnetized neutron star crusts.

Enhanced understanding of heat transfer mechanisms in neutron star environments.

Provides a basis for more accurate neutron star thermal models.

Abstract

The coefficients that determine the electron heat transfer and diffusion in the crust of neutron stars are calculated on the basis of a solution of the Boltzmann equation with allowance for degeneracy.