Magnetar magnetic field strength?

[flet (Telford)]

Does anyone know why the magnetic field of a magnetar is so strong?

Are they different from ordinary neutron stars in any other way?

Thanks for your help.

[BPO]

Originally Posted by flet

Does anyone know why the magnetic field of a magnetar is so strong?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneta...agnetic_fields

Are they different from ordinary neutron stars in any other way?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetar#Description

[astronut (John)]

I would recommend reading Prof Bryan Gaensler's book, Extreme Cosmos.
An excellent read.