Surface structure of quark stars with
magnetic fields
PRASHANTH JAIKUMAR
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
E-mail: jaikumar@phy.ohio.edu
Abstract. We investigate the impact of magnetic
fields on the electron
distribution of the electrosphere of quark stars. For moderately
strong magnetic fields of $B\sim 10^{13}$ G, quantization effects are
generally weak due to the large
number density of electrons at
surface, but can nevertheless
affect the photon emission properties of
quark stars. We outline the main observational characteristics
of
quark stars as determined by their
surface emission, and briefly
discuss their formation in
explosive events termed as quark-novae, which
may be connected to the
$r$-process.
Keywords. Quark stars; magnetic fields; nucleosynthesis.
PACS Nos 26.60.+c; 24.85.+p; 97.60.Jd