RESEARCH DATA FROM D.M. SEDRAKIAN AND COLLEAGUES UPDATE UNDERSTANDING OF ASTROPHYSICS

Science Letter
January 12, 2010

According to recent research published in the journal Astrophysics,
"This paper is a discussion of some results from papers by followers of
V. A. Ambartsumyan, whose fundamental articles serve as the beginning
of research on superdense stars: white dwarfs and neutron stars."

"Solutions of the Einstein equations are given for the case of
axial symmetry and are used to determine the integral parameters of
rotating neutron stars and white dwarfs. A theory of magnetic field
generation in neutron stars has been developed and is consistent
with the existence of high, nonuniform magnetic fields on the order
of 10(14) G in pulsars," wrote D.M. Sedrakian and colleagues (see
also Astrophysics).

The researchers concluded: "A theory has been proposed for the dynamics
of neutron vortices and used to explain the observed relaxation of
the angular velocity of pulsars following glitches."

Sedrakian and colleagues published their study in Astrophysics
(ROTATING SUPERDENSE CONFIGURATIONS: PULSARS AND THEIR ASTROPHYSICAL
MANIFESTATIONS. Astrophysics, 2009;52(4):459-481).

For additional information, contact D.M. Sedrakian, Erevan State
University, Yerevan, Armenia.

The publisher’s contact information for the journal Astrophysics is:
Springer, Plenum Publishers, 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013, USA.