Neutron stars are natural physical laboratories allowing us to study a plethora of
phenomena in extreme conditions. In particular, these compact objects can have very strong …

In this brief review, I summarize our basic knowledge about different types of isolated
neutron stars. I discuss radio pulsars, central compact objects in supernova remnants …

The location of radio pulsars in the period–period derivative (P–) plane has been a key
diagnostic tool since the early days of pulsar astronomy. Of particular importance is how …

Central compact objects (CCOs) are young neutron stars emitting thermal X-rays with
bolometric luminosities LX in the range of 10 32–10 34 erg s− 1. Gourgouliatos, Hollerbach …

Stars of spectral types O and B produce neutron stars (NSs) after supernova explosions.
Most of NSs are strongly magnetized including normal radio pulsars with B∝ 1012 G and …

Neutron stars host the strongest magnetic fields that we know of in the Universe. Their
magnetic fields are the main means of generating their radiation, either magnetospheric or …

The self-consistent approach to the magnetic field evolution in neutron star (NS) cores,
developed recently, is generalized to the case of superfluid and superconducting NSs …

The rotation of a magnetized accreting neutron star (NS) in a binary system is described by
its spin period and two angles: spin inclination α with respect to the orbital momentum and …

Distribution of angles β between magnetic moments and rotation axes for radio pulsars with
periods in the interval 0.1 s< P< 2 s has been obtained. This distribution is rather wide with a …

Anomalous X-ray pulsars and soft gamma repeaters are slowly rotating, young, and isolated
neutron stars exhibiting sporadic outbursts and high X-ray quiescent luminosities. They are …