Open AccessForce on a moving proton vortex in a superfluid neutron star
Author(s) -
M. E. Gusakov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1400/2/022006
Subject(s) - neutron star , physics , vortex , superfluidity , lorentz force , star (game theory) , proton , neutron , magnetic field , astrophysics , classical mechanics , condensed matter physics , nuclear physics , mechanics , quantum mechanics
A controversy is resolved about the form of the Lorentz-type force on proton vortices moving with respect to the bulk neutron-star matter. The result is important for modeling the evolution of stellar magnetic field.