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The Power of Axisymmetric Pulsar

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

Stationary force-free magnetosphere of an axisymmetric pulsar is shown to have a separatrix inclination angle of 77.3^\circ. The electromagnetic field has an R1/2R^{-1/2} singularity inside the separatrix near the light cylinder. A numerical simulation of the magnetosphere which crudely reproduces these properties is presented. The numerical results are used to estimate the power of an axisymmetric pulsar: L=(1±0.1)μ2Ω4/c3L=(1\pm 0.1)\mu^2\Omega^4/c^3. A need for a better numerical simulation is pointed out.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0407279,
  title  = {The Power of Axisymmetric Pulsar},
  author = {Andrei Gruzinov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0407279},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages