The effects of intense magnetic fields on Landau levels in a neutron star

Abstract

In this paper, an approximate method of calculating the Fermi energy of electrons ($E_F(e)$) in a high-intensity magnetic field, based on the analysis of the distribution of a neutron star magnetic field, has been proposed. In the interior of a Neutron star, different forms of intense magnetic field could exist simultaneously and a high electron Fermi energy could be generated by the release of magnetic field energy. The calculation results show that: $E_F(e)$ is related to density $\rho$, the mean electron number per baryon $Y_e$ and magnetic field strength $B$.

12 pages, 4 figures, Published in Astrophys. Space Sci. 2011, 334, 281

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