Relativistic effects of rotation in $\gamma$-ray pulsars -- Invited Review

TL;DR

This review discusses the relativistic effects of rotation in gamma-ray pulsar magnetospheres, focusing on particle acceleration, radiation constraints, and plasma wave generation over the past three decades.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in understanding relativistic rotational effects in gamma-ray pulsars, including particle acceleration and plasma wave phenomena.

Findings

Centrifugal acceleration limits due to curvature radiation and inverse Compton scattering.

Generation of Langmuir waves via Landau-Langmuir-centrifugal drive.

Insights into particle dynamics in pulsar magnetospheres.

Abstract

In this paper we consider relativistic effects of rotation in the magnetospheres of $\gamma$-ray pulsars. The paper reviews the progress achieved in this field during the last three decades. For this purpose we examine direct centrifugal acceleration of particles and corresponding limiting factors: constraints due to the curvature radiation and the inverse Compton scattering of electrons against soft photons. Based on the obtained results generation of parametrically excited Langmuir waves and the corresponding Landau-Langmuir-centrifugal drive is studied.