Theory of Neutron Star Magnetospheres

Abstract

The theory of neutron star magnetospheres is presented with reference to the most important observational data on neutron stars available to date. In particular, attention is given to the nature of pulsars and pulsar properties and statistics; phenomenological models; the aligned rotator and oblique rotator models; the disk models; alternative models; and radio emission models. The discussion also covers winds and jets from pulsars; pulsating X-ray sources; gamma-ray burst sources; and other phenomena driven by neutron stars.

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