An instability in neutron stars at birth

Details An instability in neutron stars at birth An instability in neutron stars at birth

Oct 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992sci...258..430b&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 258, no. 5081, p. 430-434.

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Neutron Stars, Star Formation, Taylor Instability, Computational Astrophysics, Digital Simulation, Hydrodynamic Equations, Supernovae

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Calculations with a two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulation show that a generic Raleigh-Taylor-like instability occurs in the mantles of nascent neutron stars, that it is possibly violent, and that the standard spherically symmetric models of neutron star birth and supernova explosion may be inadequate. Whether this 'convective' instability is pivotal to the supernova mechanism, pulsar nagnetic fields, or a host of other important issues that attend stellar collapse remains to be seen, but its existence promises to modify all questions concerning this most energetic of astronomical phenomena.

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