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Exact Solution for the Exterior Field of a Rotating Neutron Star

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-12-30 v1 Astrophysics

Abstract

A four-parameter class of exact asymptotically flat solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations involving only rational functions is presented. It is able to describe the exterior field of a slowly or rapidly rotating neutron star with poloidal magnetic field.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0001081,
  title  = {Exact Solution for the Exterior Field of a Rotating Neutron Star},
  author = {Vladimir S. Manko and Eckehard W. Mielke and José D. Sanabria-Gómez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0001081},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D as Rapid Communication. 8 pages, 2 eps figures