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Pulsar electrodynamics revisited

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2015-06-11 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Abstract

The inductive electric field is unjustifiably neglected in most models for pulsar electrodynamics; it cannot be screened by the magnetospheric plasma, and it is not small in comparison with the corotation electric field. The perpendicular component of the inductive electric field implies a drift motion that is inconsistent with corotation at any angular velocity. Some implications of the inductive electric field and the associated drift motion are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1210.8225,
  title  = {Pulsar electrodynamics revisited},
  author = {Donald B. Melrose and Rai Yuen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.8225},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages

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