Magneto-thermal evolution of neutron star cores in the “strong-coupling regime”

dc.contributor.advisorReisenegger, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorMoraga Vent, Nicolás Andrés
dc.contributor.otherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Física
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-25T14:36:29Z
dc.date.available2021-01-25T14:36:29Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2021-01-22T15:18:56Z
dc.descriptionTesis (Master in Physics)--Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2020
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis we study a young neutron star, with internal temperatures T >10^9 K, where the particles in the core are strongly coupled by collisional forces and can convert into each other by beta decays, in the so called ``strong-coupling regime``. At this stage, the magnetic field induces small fluid displacements, changing the local chemical composition and generating pressure gradient forces, which tend to be erased by beta decays. Depending on the strength of the chemical departure, this reactions can lead to a non-trivial thermal evolution as a consequence of the magnetic feedback. This mechanism converts magneticto thermal energy and could explain the high surface luminosity of magnetars (highly magnetize neutron stars). In this thesis, we present the first long-term magneto-thermal simulation of a neutron star core in this regime. We concluded that, for internal magnetic field strength field B > 10^16 G, the possibility of a magnetic feedback due to the chemical departure is not possible because it would occur when the ambipolar heating (friction between charged particles and neutrons) is more likely to heat the core.
dc.format.extent69 páginas
dc.identifier.doi10.7764/tesisUC/FIS/51223
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7764/tesisUC/FIS/51223
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/51223
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subject.ddc523.8874
dc.subject.deweyAstronomíaes_ES
dc.subject.otherEstrellas de neutrones - Modelos matemáticoses_ES
dc.titleMagneto-thermal evolution of neutron star cores in the “strong-coupling regime”es_ES
dc.typetesis de maestría
sipa.codpersvinculados100213
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