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DTSTART:20251121T213000Z
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SUMMARY:Have we observed neutron star rockets?\, Physics Department Co
 lloquium\, Yuri Levin\, Columbia University
DESCRIPTION:Neutron stars are incredible playgrounds for theoretical p
 hysicists and observational astrophysicists\, featuring the most inten
 se concentrations of all four known force-fields of nature. In this ta
 lk\, I will highlight a peculiar effect that leads to a prediction of 
 an electromagnetic rocket force. I will explain how recent Gaia observ
 ations allow us to probe this force. I will show an exact computation 
 of the rocket force in Force-Free Electrodynamics\, which is a good th
 eory describing magnetospheres of many\, but not all neutron stars (no
  knowledge of plasma physics will be assumed). Gaia's neutron stars ma
 y well have to be described by a different theory.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8976
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