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Alfvén-winged Pulsar

  • Authors: Maxim Lyutikov

Maxim Lyutikov 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1004 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 5.

Mimicking the BH: 3D rendering of the parallel current (open boundary condition on the inner surface). This setup mimics the electromagnetic interaction of a black hole moving through magnetized plasma. Though the details differ from the conducting sphere case, the general structure—the formation of Alfvén wings—remains the same.

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