Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Dec 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...382..570f&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 382, Dec. 1, 1991, p. 570-575. Research supported by Alfred P. Sloan Founda
Statistics
Computation
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Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Stars, Neutron Stars, Particle Acceleration, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Computational Astrophysics, Gamma Ray Bursts, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Stellar Physics, Wave Propagation
Scientific paper
Sheared Alfven waves generated by nonradial crustal disturbances above the polar cap of a strongly magnetized neutron star induce an electric field component parallel to B. An attempt is made to determine the manner in which the strong radial dependence of B affects the propagation of these sheared Alfven waves, and whether this MHD process is still an effective particle accelerator. It is found that although the general field equation is quite complicated, a simple wavelike solution can still be obtained under the conditions of interest for which the Alfven phase velocity decouples from the wave equation. The results may be applicable to gamma-ray burst sources.
Fatuzzo Marco
Melia Fulvio
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