Quantum Instability of Magnetized Stellar Objects

The equations of state for degenerate electron and neutron gases are studied in the presence of magnetic fields. After including quantum effects in the investigation of the structural properties of these systems, it is found that some hypermagnetized stars can be unstable according to the criterion of stability of pressures. Highly magnetized white dwarfs should collapse producing a supernova type Ia, while superstrong magnetized neutron stars cannot stand their own magnetic field and must implode, too. A comparison of our results with a set of the available observational data of some compact stars is also presented, and the agreement between this theory and observations is verified.     

杰出的物理学家——普朗克（下）

如上一期文章所述,量子论始于普朗克对黑体辐射中电磁波的能量只能处于某些特定的值而不是连续的这一颠覆人们日常经验的假设,由此开启了一扇了解微观世界的大门。随着更多的不可思议的现象的发现,使人们终于认识到,微观世界的运动规律与人们的经验相去甚远。普朗克经过反复探索,终于冲破传统观念的束缚,有了能量分立性的思想,