Do neutron stars, pulsars, magnetars etc. have weather?

In summary, neutron stars, pulsars, and magnetars do not experience solar flares, sun spots, or solar winds like the Sun. However, there are some events that can be considered analogous to solar weather, such as starquakes and pulsar winds. These stars have a plasma-filled magnetosphere and the typical magnetic field is much stronger than that of the Sun. To learn more about these events, one can study the subject of "neutron star magnetosphere".
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Do neutron star, pulsars, magnetars etc. have solar flares like the sun or do they have sun spots like the sun or do they have solar winds and if they do have any of those types of weather, what are they called?
 
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These stars are not like the Sun - so the short answer is "no".
There is "stuff that happens on and about them", some of which could be considered as analogous to some solar "weather" stuff ... you should be able to read about them in books and online.
 
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How about starquakes?
 
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The answers could occupy an entire semester's astrophysics course - what have you don to try to find the answers yourself?
i.e. Do you know what a starquake is and how they happen?
 
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I do think star quakes fall in the category of weather but they do hit 23 on the recner scale and can mess up a magnetars magnetic field.
 
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So the answer is "no" - you don't know how they happen?
If you want to know if a starquake can happen on a particular class of star you should first learn about them, then see if the conditions exist in some form on the particular class in question.
 
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There exists a plasma filled magnetosphere around neutron stars. So, as Simon Bridge says, the answer is no, however there occurs some sort of events similar but not the same as that also occurs in a main sequence star (like sun). For example there are pulsar winds, gamma ray bursts etc. The starquakes are totally different than the magnetospheric events since a starquake occurs as a consequence of crunches of the neutron star crust. The main reason of the answer "no" is that the typical magnetic field of a neutron star is much much higher than a main sequence star (between $10^8-10^{15}$ Gauss). You can study all of this "weather" stuff under the subject of "neutron star magnetosphere", I guess.
 

FAQ: Do neutron stars, pulsars, magnetars etc. have weather?

Do neutron stars have weather?

No, neutron stars do not have weather as we know it on Earth. Neutron stars are extremely dense and have very high gravity, which prevents the formation of any kind of atmosphere. Therefore, there is no wind, rain, or other weather phenomena on neutron stars.

Do pulsars have weather?

No, pulsars also do not have weather. Pulsars are a type of neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation, and they also have high gravity that prevents the formation of weather. However, pulsar winds can produce some interesting effects, such as creating shock waves and accelerating particles.

What about magnetars?

Magnetars, which are a type of neutron star with extremely strong magnetic fields, also do not have weather. The intense magnetic fields on magnetars can cause powerful bursts of radiation and particles, but they do not produce traditional weather patterns.

Can there be storms on neutron stars?

No, there cannot be storms on neutron stars. As mentioned before, the extreme density and high gravity of neutron stars prevent the formation of an atmosphere, which is necessary for the formation of storms.

Is there any kind of weather in outer space?

Technically, there is no weather in outer space. Weather is defined as the state of the atmosphere, and since there is no atmosphere in most parts of outer space, there is no weather. However, some phenomena in space, such as solar winds and cosmic rays, can have effects that could be considered weather-like.

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