International Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2014

  • Statistical Study of Neutron Star Glitches

    Eya, Innocent Okwudili, Urama, Johnson O.

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2014
    Pages: 16-21
    Received: Apr. 11, 2014
    Accepted: May 04, 2014
    Published: May 20, 2014
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    Abstract: Neutron star glitches; spanning a period of 42 years of pulsar timing were studied. These glitches are from Radio, X-ray, Anomalous X-ray and Milliseconds Pulsars. Radio Pulsars dominates the glitch events, contributing 87% of the glitches. Pulsars of characteristic age bracket 103 to 105 yrs dominated the glitch events, at a rate of 5.2 glitches p... Show More
  • Dynamical Essence of the Basic Relations of the Special Theory of Relativity and the Origin of Fundamental Interactions: Phenomenology

    Timashev Serge

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2014
    Pages: 22-32
    Received: May 30, 2014
    Accepted: Jun. 20, 2014
    Published: Jun. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: It is shown that the adoption of the hypothesis that the electromagnetic component of physical vacuum, the vacuum of quantum electrodynamics (QED vacuum), undergoes polarization in the vicinity of elementary particles allows us to comprehend, on the phenomenological level, the physical essence of the basic hypotheses of the special theory of relati... Show More