Speaker
Prof.
Mehmet Ali Alpar
(Sabanci University )
Description
The observational evidence for superfluidity in neutron stars will be reviewed. Rotational and
magnetic properties of superfluids and superconductors will be discussed, to lead to the
current understanding of neutron star dynamics. In particular pulsar glitches and interglitch
relaxation will be addressed in terms of superfluid vortex pinning, unpinning and creep.
Extraction of information on neutron star structure, in particular of the moments of inertia
fractions in various superfluid components of the star leading to possible constraints on the
equation of state will be addressed, as well as entrainment effects and the resulting ambiguities
in the implied moment of inertia fractions.
Authors
Prof.
Mehmet Ali Alpar
(Sabanci University )
Mehmet Ali Alpar
