On the electric current distribution in Poynting-dominated outflows
Author(s) -
Y. E. Lyubarskii
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-8711
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1093/mnras/285.3.604
Subject(s) - physics , poynting vector , neutron star , current (fluid) , electric current , astrophysics , symmetry (geometry) , accretion (finance) , black hole (networking) , flow (mathematics) , astronomy , mechanics , magnetic field , quantum mechanics , computer network , routing protocol , geometry , mathematics , routing (electronic design automation) , computer science , thermodynamics , link state routing protocol
An ultrarelativistic wind generated by a rotating, strongly magnetized object (neutron star, accretion disc or black hole) is considered. It is shown that the self-consistent solution requires a singular electric current to flow along the axis of symmetry
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