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Approximate expressions for polar gap electric field of pulsars

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We derive easy-to-handle approximations for the polar gap electric field due to inertial frame dragging as derived by Harding & Muslimov 1998. A simple formula valid for polar gap height comparable to the polar cap radius is presented.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0006256,
  title  = {Approximate expressions for polar gap electric field of pulsars},
  author = {J. Dyks and B. Rudak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0006256},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figs, latex2e, Astronomy and Astrophysics, accepted for publication