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The Relativistic Force-free Equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Leon Mestel
Leon Mestel*
Affiliation:
Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ, England
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Abstract

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This paper is a preliminary report on ongoing work, in collaboration with Drs S. P. Goodwyn, A. J. Mestel, and G. A. E. Wright. The non-dissipative force-free condition should be a good approximation to describe the electromagnetic field in much of the pulsar magnetosphere, but we may plausibly expect it to break down in singular domains. The detailed properties of the solutions will be affected critically by the choice of equatorial boundary condition beyond the light-cylinder.

Keywords

pulsar magnetosphere: force-free fields

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Research Article
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , 2001 , pp. 384 - 393
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2001

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