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General relativistic calculation of magnetic field and Power loss for a misaligned pulsar

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arxiv 2111.14439 v1 pith:LCOVEFBY submitted 2021-11-29 astro-ph.HE

General relativistic calculation of magnetic field and Power loss for a misaligned pulsar

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In this study, we model a pulsar as a general relativistic oblique rotator, where the oblique rotator is a rotationally deformed neutron star whose rotation and magnetic axis are inclined at an angle. The oblique rotator spins down, losing rotational energy through the magnetic poles. The magnetic field is assumed to be dipolar; however, the star has a non-zero azimuthal component due to the misalignment. The magnetic field induces an electric field for a force-free condition. The magnetic field decreases as the misalignment increases and is minimum along the equatorial plane of the star. In contrast, the electric field remains almost constant initially but decreases rapidly at a high misalignment angle. The charge separation at the star surface is qualitatively similar to that of Newtonian calculation. We find that the power loss for a general relativistic rotator is minimum for either an aligned or an orthogonal rotator, which contrasts with Newtonian calculation, where the power loss increases with an increase in the misalignment angle.

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