Physics of the pulsar magnetosphere

A self-consistent model of the pulsar magnetosphere is constructed. The model is based on a successive solution of equations which describe the global properties of the neutron star magnetosphere and on comparison of some predictions of the developed theory with observations. Physical basis of all processes arising in pulsar magnetosphere is the result of strongly magnetized conducting body - neutron star - fast rotation in vacuum. Rotation establishes electric field which action causes effective electron-positron plasma generation, stellar strong curvilinear magnetic field being present. Plasma in rotating stellar magnetosphere reaches corotation state that is followed by occurrence of corotation currents due to which part of lines of magnetic force separate and drift to infinity. Along these lines plasma escapes the star, so it must be continuously generated near magnetic poles. That is the cause of steady activity near magnetic poles resulting in powerful directed pulsar radiowave radiation. The power of all processes is provided by deceleration of stellar rotation caused by electric currents action