Effect of a strong magnetic field on the surface electric field of strange stars

We made a detailed study of the properties of the electron layer near the quark surface of strange stars with strong (similar to 10(14)-10(17) G) magnetic fields. The electrostatic potential and the electric field at the quark surface were calculated as functions of the magnetic field intensity of bare strange stars. Using an ultrastrong (B >= 2.5 x 10(16) G) magnetic field, we found that the distribution of electrons becomes an exponential function of radial distance, which is quite different in a magnetic field-free case. We also calculated the variation in gap width between the strange core and the normal nuclear crust for strange stars, which is due to magnetic field effect.