 Goldreich-Julian density (source code)

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= Goldreich-Julian density
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= Goldreich-Julian charge density
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The <Goldreich-Julian density> is the charge density needed to support corotation in an idealized <pulsar magnetosphere>. Where exterior currents vanish,
$$
\rho_{\rm GJ}=-\frac{\boldsymbol\Omega\mathbin\cdot\mathbf B}{2\pi c}
$$
in Gaussian units.

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