Abstract
It is shown that a ferromagnetic "minimum energy relaxed state" is accessible to a neutron fluid. We model the neutron fluid as a spin quantum plasma where the electromagnetic interaction is trough the magnetic moment of the neutron. The neutron ferromagnetism results from the macroscopic spin alignment that occurs due to a profound interplay between the classical and spin quantum vorticities carried by the charge-less neutron fluid. The simplest manifestation of a neutron superfluidity comes about by an exact cancellation of the quantum and classical vorticities to create a helicity free system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1430-1433 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
| Volume | 377 |
| Issue number | 21-22 |
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| State | Published - 2 Sep 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ferromagnetism
- Neutron quantum plasmas
- Relaxed states