Force-free magnetosphere of an aligned rotator with differential rotation of open magnetic field lines

被引:17
作者
Timokhin, A. N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Sternberg Aston Inst, Moscow 119992, Russia
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
stars : magnetic fields; pulsars : general; MHD;
D O I
10.1007/s10509-007-9348-4
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Here we briefly report on results of self-consistent numerical modeling of a differentially rotating force-free magnetosphere of an aligned rotator. We show that differential rotation of the open field line zone is significant for adjusting of the global structure of the magnetosphere to the current density flowing through the polar cap cascades. We argue that for most pulsars stationary cascades in the polar cap can not support stationary force-free configurations of the magnetosphere.
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页码:575 / 579
页数:5
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