Published December 15, 1981 | Version v1
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Pulsar electrodynamics

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Physics, University of Northern Iran, and Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, England

Description

It is shown that with the quasi-static constraint partial/partialt = -ωpartial/partialphinot =0, there exist no retarded solutions to the inhomogeneous Maxwell's equations for which the electromagnetic fields are nonsingular at the light cylinder r = c/ω, unless at all points of this surface the densities of both electric charge and electric current are zero

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J.
Journal Volume
251
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
674-686
ISSN
0004-637X

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13693997
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHERENKOV RADIATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CHARGES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIELD EQUATIONS; GREEN FUNCTION; LIGHT CONE; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PULSARS; RELATIVITY THEORY; STAR MODELS; STELLAR MAGNETOSPHERES; WAVE FORMS
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATIONS; SPACE-TIME; STELLAR ATMOSPHERES