Neutron star's X-rays reveal 'photon metamorphosis'

A ‘beautiful effect’ predicted by quantum electrodynamics (QED) can explain the puzzling first observations of polarized X-rays emitted by a magnetar — a neutron star featuring a powerful magnetic field, according to an astrophysicist.


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Source: ScienceDaily