Instability of twisted magnetar magnetospheres

Mahlmann, JF; Akgun, T; Pons, JA; Aloy, MA; Cerda-Duran, P

Mahlmann, JF (reprint author), Univ Valencia, Dept Astron & Astrofis, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain.

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2019; 490 (4): 4858

Abstract

We present 3D force-free electrodynamics simulations of magnetar magnetospheres that demonstrate the instability of certain degenerate, high energy eq......

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