Neutron Star Dynamics under Time Dependent External Torques

Abstract

The two component model of neutron star dynamics describing the behaviour of the observed crust coupled to the superfluid interior has so far been applied to radio pulsars for which the external torques are constant on dynamical timescales. We recently solved this problem under arbitrary time dependent external torques. Our solutions pertain to internal torques that are linear in the rotation rates, as well as to the extremely non-linear internal torques of the vortex creep model. Two-component models with linear or nonlinear internal torques can now be applied to magnetars and to neutron stars in binary systems, with strong variability and timing noise. Time dependent external torques can be obtained from the observed spin-down (or spin-up) time series, $\dot{\Omega }(t)$.

Published in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series; "Physics of Neutron Stars 2017, 50 years after"; St. Petersburg, 10-14 July (2017)

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