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The electromagnetic properties of neutron stars (pulsars) are studied. It is shown that taking the presence of two angular rotation velocities of the components of neutron stars and the first corrections to the general theory of relativity into account in the equations of hydrodynamic equilibrium for the plasma and in Maxwell’s equations leads to the generation of toroidal magnetic fields in the depths of a neutron star.
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Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 97–101 (February 2006).
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Sedrakian, D.M. Generation of a toroidal magnetic field in rotating neutron stars. Astrophysics 49, 83–87 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10511-006-0009-z
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