PIRSA:25030146

Magnetar Formation via Accretion-Induced Collapse of White Dwarfs

Cheung, S.H. (2025). Magnetar Formation via Accretion-Induced Collapse of White Dwarfs. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/25030146

Cheung, Siu Hei. Magnetar Formation via Accretion-Induced Collapse of White Dwarfs. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 27, 2025, https://pirsa.org/25030146 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:25030146,
            doi = {10.48660/25030146},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/25030146},
            author = {Cheung, Siu Hei},
            keywords = {Strong Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Magnetar Formation via Accretion-Induced Collapse of White Dwarfs},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2025},
            month = {mar},
            note = {PIRSA:25030146 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Siu Hei Cheung The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Talk numberPIRSA:25030146
DOI10.48660/25030146
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Abstract

We present the first two-dimensional axisymmetric Newtonian magnetohydrodynamic simulations of accretion-induced collapse (AIC) of rotating white dwarfs (WDs) with self-consistent initial magnetic progenitors and neutrino leakage. Our findings show that with initial surface magnetic field strength constrained by isolated WD observations, the protoneutron star can reach field strength consistent with magnetar observations. Our results suggest that single degenerate WDs can form magnetars via AIC.