Igoshev, AP orcid.org/0000-0003-2145-1022, Popov, SB and Hollerbach, R orcid.org/0000-0001-8639-0967 (2021) Evolution of Neutron Star Magnetic Fields. Universe, 7 (9). 351. ISSN 2218-1997
Abstract
Neutron stars are natural physical laboratories allowing us to study a plethora of phenomena in extreme conditions. In particular, these compact objects can have very strong magnetic fields with non-trivial origin and evolution. In many respects, its magnetic field determines the appearance of a neutron star. Thus, understanding the field properties is important for the interpretation of observational data. Complementing this, observations of diverse kinds of neutron stars enable us to probe parameters of electro-dynamical processes at scales unavailable in terrestrial laboratories. In this review, we first briefly describe theoretical models of the formation and evolution of the magnetic field of neutron stars, paying special attention to field decay processes. Then, we present important observational results related to the field properties of different types of compact objects: magnetars, cooling neutron stars, radio pulsars, and sources in binary systems. After that, we discuss which observations can shed light on the obscure characteristics of neutron star magnetic fields and their behaviour. We end the review with a subjective list of open problems.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | neutron stars; magnetic field; radio pulsars; magnetars |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mathematics (Leeds) > Applied Mathematics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2021 11:55 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2021 12:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/universe7090351 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178281 |