On the electrodynamics of a magnetized rotating accretor
arXiv:astro-ph/9503078 · doi:10.1093/mnras/275.4.1215
Abstract
We consider the current flow in an accreting rotating neutron star (X-ray pulsator) and propose that the active magnetosphere is limited by the Alfvèn surface. Formulae for the luminosity and torque due to currents circulating in the neutron star are given, and astrophysical consequences for systems like Her X-1 and LMXRB are shortly discussed.
arXiv commentLATEX file, 8 pages