Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975nyasa.257..108c&link_type=abstract
(NORDITA and Niels Bohr Institute, Conference on the Role of Magnetic Fields in Physics and Astrophysics, Copenhagen, Denmark, J
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4
Field Strength, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Quantum Mechanics, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Energy Conversion, Free Electrons, Neutrinos, Neutron Decay
Scientific paper
Quantum-mechanical processes that occur in a piece of matter embedded in a magnetic field with a strength of the order of 10 to the 13th power G are described which either are entirely due to the presence of the field or become modified because of it. The conversion of rotational energy into electromagnetic energy in pulsars is analyzed as a mechanism for producing such a field, and it is shown that a strong magnetic field is not sufficient for quantum effects to play a significant role; in addition, the density must be adjusted to be as low as possible. The pressure and energy density of a free electron gas in a uniform magnetic field are evaluated, neutron beta-decay in the presence of a strong field is examined, and the effect of such a field on neutrino reactions is discussed. The thermal history of a neutron star is studied, and it is concluded that a strong magnetic field helps to increase the cooling rate of the star by producing new channels through which neutrinos can carry away energy.
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