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Plasma processes in pulsar magnetospheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

D. B. Melrose
D. B. Melrose*
Affiliation:
SIfA, School of Physics, The University of SydneyNSW 2006, Australia email: melrose@physics.usyd.edu.au
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Abstract

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It is pointed out that the standard model for pulsar electrodynamics is based on a false premise, related to neglecting the displacement current, and the associated need for current screening. Wave dispersion in the standard model is reviewed, and its relation to the interpretation of pulsar radio emission and its polarization is discussed. Inclusion of the displacement current results in large-amplitude oscillations; some of the implications of these oscillations on the interpretation of the radio emission are discussed.

Keywords

pulsars: generalplasmasmagnetic fieldspolarization
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S274: Advances in Plasma Astrophysics , September 2010 , pp. 208 - 213
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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