Three-dimensional Modeling of the Magnetothermal Evolution of Neutron Stars: Method and Test Cases

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 903; no. 1; pp. 40 - 51
• Main Authors: Grandis, Davide De, Turolla, Roberto, Wood, Toby S., Zane, Silvia, Taverna, Roberto, Gourgouliatos, Konstantinos N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.11.2020; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Emission analysis; Energy dissipation; Evolution; Magnetars; Magnetic fields; Magnetic properties; Magnetohydrodynamical simulations; Millisecond pulsars; Neutrinos; Neutron stars; Neutrons; Pulsars; Simulation; Stellar evolution; Stellar magnetic fields; Surface temperature; Temperature distribution; Three dimensional models; Topology; Transport properties

Neutron stars harbor extremely strong magnetic fields within their solid outer crust. The topology of this field strongly influences the surface temperature distribution and, hence, the star's observational properties. In this work, we present the first realistic simulations of the coupled crus...