Magnetized Dense Matter in Compact Stars: From Fundamental Properties to Astrophysical Observables

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a collection of articles on the properties of highly dense matter in strong magnetic fields and the implications for the physics of compact objects such as neutron stars. Neutron stars are known to have strong surface magnetic fields, with magnetars having surface fields as large as 10¹⁵ G. Interior fields can potentially be much larger, estimated to reach values a few times 10¹⁷ G, according to studies of magnetars based on GR magnetohydrodynamics. With densities a several times larger than than nuclear saturation density and the largest magnetic fields in nature, neutron stars are a unique natural laboratory for investigating these extreme conditions. Questions such as how the magnetic field can influence the inner matter phase will have implications for the EoS and mass/radius ratio of these compact objects; similarly, the field may affect the star cooling and other transport properties of relevance. These and other potential implications of the magnetic field will be discussed by specialists who have contributed fundamental research to this area of ​​physics and astrophysics.

Prof. Dr. Efrain J. Ferrer
Prof. Dr. Vivian de la Incera
Dr. Cristina Manuel
Guest Editors

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