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Electrodynamics of pulsar magnetospheres

arXiv:1611.04331 · doi:10.1007/s11214-016-0315-7

Abstract

We review electrodynamics of rotating magnetized neutron stars, from the early vacuum model to recent numerical experiments with plasma-filled magnetospheres. Significant progress became possible due to the development of global particle-in-cell simulations which capture particle acceleration, emission of high-energy photons, and electron-positron pair creation. The numerical experiments show from first principles how and where electric gaps form, and promise to explain the observed pulsar activity from radio waves to gamma-rays.

arXiv comment31 pages, 11 figures, Accepted for publication in Space Science Reviews. Chapter in ISSI book on "Jets and Winds in Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Gamma-ray Bursts"

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