Global structure of the pulsar force-free magnetosphere revisited
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2015-06-12 v1
Abstract
A new model of the pulsar force-free magnetosphere is suggested, which includes the presence of the polar, outer and slot gaps. It is based on a new exact solution of the pulsar equation in the form of an offset monopole and the resultant split-offset monopole scheme.
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@article{arxiv.1301.4865,
title = {Global structure of the pulsar force-free magnetosphere revisited},
author = {S. A. Petrova},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.4865},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
3 pages, 2 figures; to appear in Proceedings of IAUS 291 "Neutron Stars and Pulsars: Challenges and Opportunities after 80 years", J. van Leeuwen (ed.)