Relativistically expanding cylindrical electromagnetic fields

被引:3
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作者
Gourgouliatos, K. N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
关键词
MHD; methods: analytical; stars: magnetic fields; stars: neutron; gamma-rays: bursts; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS; PULSAR MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETIC ARCADES; JETS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; EQUILIBRIUM; SIMULATIONS; SGR-1806-20; OUTFLOWS; EXAMPLE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14911.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We study relativistically expanding electromagnetic fields of cylindrical geometry. The fields emerge from the side surface of a cylinder and are invariant under translations parallel to the axis of the cylinder. The expansion velocity is in the radial direction and is parametrized by v = R/(ct). We consider force-free magnetic fields by setting the total force the electromagnetic field exerts on the charges and the currents equal to zero. Analytical and semi-analytical separable solutions are found for the relativistic problem. In the non-relativistic limit, the mathematical form of the equations is similar to equations that have already been studied in static systems of the same geometry.
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页码:2399 / 2404
页数:6
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