Tearing instability in the pulsar magnetosphere |
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| Authors: | P. K. Shukla M. Y. Yu V. N. Pavlenko |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, F.R.G.;(2) Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev, U.S.S.R. |
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| Abstract: | 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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