Neutron star cooling: Theoretical aspects and observational constraints

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2003-06-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0306143v1

Adv.Space Res. 33 (2004) 523-530

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of the 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (Adv. Sp. Res., accepted)

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.020

The cooling theory of isolated neutron stars is reviewed. The main cooling regulators are discussed, first of all, operation of direct Urca process (or similar processes in exotic phases of dense matter) and superfluidity in stellar interiors. The prospects to constrain gross parameters of supranuclear matter in neutron-star interiors by confronting cooling theory with observations of isolated neutron stars are outlined. A related problem of thermal states of transiently accreting neutron stars with deep crustal heating of accreted matter is discussed in application to soft X-ray transients.

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