The Physics of Accretion Onto Highly Magnetized Neutron Stars
Abstract
Studying physical processes occurring above the magnetic poles of strongly magnetized, accreting neutron stars provides us with a laboratory for studying high temperature plasmas exposed to extreme conditions. This white paper discusses the current theoretical and observational challenges, and the importance of addressing these challenges.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1904.00108
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1904.00108
- Bibcode:
- 2019BAAS...51c.386W
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- Astro2020 Science White Paper. 10 pages, 5 figures