DYNAMICS OF RELATIVISTIC PARTICLES IN THE FIELD OF HIGHLY MAGNETIZED ROTATING SPHERE
The dynamics of a charged relativistic particle in electromagnetic field of a rotating magnetized celestial body with the magnetic axis inclined to the axis of rotation is studied. The covariant Lagrangian function in the rotating reference frame is found. Effective potential energy is defined on the base of the first integral of motion. The structure of the equipotential surfaces for a relativistic charged particle moving in strong magnetic field is studied and depicted. Behavior of the stationary points of the effective potential energy near the light cylinder is discussed.
Keywords: Størmer’s problem, oblique rotator, potential energy, trapping zones
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