Landau Damping and Alfven Eigenmodes of Neutron Star Torsion Oscillations
Abstract
Description
Torsion oscillations of the neutron star crust are Landau damped by the Alfven continuum in the bulk. For strong magnetic fields (in magnetars), undamped Alfven eigenmodes appear.
5 pages, 1 figure
5 pages, 1 figure