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.
Cite
@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