Diana Alvear Terrero

Effects of magnetic fields and slow rotation in white dwarfs

We use Hartle’s formalism to study the effects of rotation in the structure of magnetised white dwarfs within the framework of general relativity. We describe the inner matter by means of an equation of state for electrons under the action of a constant magnetic field, which introduces an anisotropy in the pressures. Solutions correspond to typical densities of white dwarfs and values of magnetic field below 10^13G considering perpendicular and parallel pressures independently, as if associated to two different equations of state.