Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-05-18
Phys.Rev.D78:024029,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted to PRD
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.78.024029
We study the stability of neutron stars with toroidal magnetic fields by magnetohydrodynamic simulation in full general relativity under assumption of axial symmetry. Nonrotating and rigidly rotating neutron stars are prepared for a variety of magnetic field configuration. For modeling the neutron stars, the polytropic equation of state with the adiabatic index $\Gamma=2$ is used for simplicity. It is found that nonrotating neutron stars are dynamically unstable for the case that toroidal magnetic field strength varies $\propto \varpi^{2k-1}$ with $k\geq 2$ (here $\varpi$ is the cylindrical radius), whereas for $k=1$ the neutron stars are stable. After the onset of the instability, unstable modes grow approximately in the Alfv\'en time scale and, as a result, a convective motion is excited to change the magnetic field profile until a new state, which is stable against axisymmetric perturbation, is reached. We also find that rotation plays a role in stabilization, although the instability still sets in in the Alfv\'en time scale when the ratio of magnetic energy to rotational kinetic energy is larger than a critical value $\sim 0.2$. Implication for the evolution of magnetized protoneutron stars is discussed.
Kiuchi Kenta
Shibata Masaru
Yoshida Shijun
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