Magnetic field instabiities in neutron stars

• Published in: Astronomische Nachrichten Vol. 335; no. 3; pp. 285 - 290
• Main Author: Ciolfi, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.03.2014; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Astronomical instruments; gravitational waves; Magnetic fields; magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); Neutron stars; Neutrons; Nonlinearity; Perturbation theory; relativity; Simulation; Stability; Stars & galaxies; stars: magnetic fields; stars: neutron; State of the art
• ISSN: 0004-6337; 1521-3994
• DOI: 10.1002/asna.201312033

Magnetic fields represent a crucial aspect of the physics and astro‐physics of neutron stars. Despite its great relevance, the internal magnetic field configuration of neutron stars is very poorly constrained by the observations, and understanding its properties is a long‐standing theoretical challe...