Plasma flow in the magnetosphere of an axisymmetric rotator
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- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 280 (1) , 39-52
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/280.1.39
Abstract
To obtain the solution of the problem of a stationary plasma ejection by a magnetized rotating star the 3D non-stationary axially symmetric problem is solved numerically. The solution for a cold non-relativistic plasma ejected by a star having a monopole-like magnetic field is obtained. A search for discontinuities in the solution is performed. It is shown that in the non-relativistic case almost 50 per cent of the Poynting flux can be transformed into the kinetic energy of the plasma. The problem of the stability of the flow is discussed.Keywords
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