Electromagnetic Forces and Fields in a Rotating Reference Frame

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1998-01-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9801194v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, no figures. Uses AAS LaTeX Macros v. 4.0. Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal

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Maxwell's equations and the equations governing charged particle dynamics are presented for a rotating coordinate system with the global time coordinate of an observer on the rotational axis. Special care is taken in defining the relevant entities in these equations. Ambiguities in the definitions of the electromagnetic fields are pointed out, and in fact are shown to be essential in such a system of coordinates. The Lorentz force is found to have an extra term in this frame, which has its origins in relativistic mass. A related term in the energy equation, which allows inertia to be gained even during strict corotation, suggests ways existing pulsar magnetosphere models may be modified to match observed `braking indices' more closely.

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