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Following the general formalism presented by Rezzolla, Ahmedov and Miller,(1) we here derive analytic solutions of the electromagnetic fields equations in the internal and external background spacetime of a slowly rotating highly conducting magnetized neutron star. The star is assumed to be isolated and in vacuum, with a dipolar magnetic field not aligned with the axis of rotation. Our results indicate that the electromagnetic fields of a slowly rotating neutron star are modified by general relativistic effects arising from both the monopolar and the dipolar parts of the gravitational field. The results presented here differ from the ones discussed by Rezzolla, Ahmedov and Miller(1) mainly in that we here consider the interior magnetic field to be dipolar with the same radial dependence as the external one. While this assumption might not be a realistic one, it should be seen as the application of our formalism to a case often discussed in the literature.
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Rezzolla, L., Ahmedov, B.J. & Miller, J.C. Stationary Electromagnetic Fields of a Slowly Rotating Magnetized Neutron Star in General Relativity. Foundations of Physics 31, 1051–1065 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017574223222
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