Tearing instability in the pulsar magnetosphere

Details Tearing instability in the pulsar magnetosphere Tearing instability in the pulsar magnetosphere

Jun 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987ap%26ss.134..181s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 134, no. 1, June 1987, p. 181-184.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Pulsar Magnetospheres, Pulsars, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Tearing Modes (Plasmas), Electron Plasma, Electron-Positron Plasmas, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Maxwell Equation, Polar Regions, Positrons

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Equations governing the coupling of the scalar and vector potentials for a resistive electron-positron plasma in a strong magnetic field are derived. It is shown that in the presence of magnetic shear, a tearing instability may occur. The latter can lead to magnetic field line reconnection and the formation of magnetic islands which could affect the dynamics of the pulsar magnetosphere.

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