Neutron star oceans: Instability, mixing, and heat transport

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Jul 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004a%26a...421l...5u&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.421, p.L5-L8 (2004)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Mhd, Convection, Stars: Neutron, Instabilities

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Stability of the ocean of magnetic neutron stars is considered. We argued that the ocean is unstable if the temperature varies along the surface. The instability grows on a time scale ˜0.1{-}100 s depending on the lengthscale of perturbations and generates a weak turbulence. Turbulence can be responsible for mixing between the surface and deep ocean layers and can enhance heat transport in the surface region.

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