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Victor M. Kontorovich

Publications and source records attributed to Victor M. Kontorovich.

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arXiv2017

On the mystery of the interpulse shift in the Crab pulsar

A new mechanism of radiation emission in the polar gap of a pulsar is proposed. It is the curvature radiation which is emitted by returning positrons moving toward the surface of the neutron star along field lines of the inclined magnetic field and reflects from the surface. Such radiation interferes with transition radiation emitted from the neutron star when positrons hit the surface. It is shown that the proposed mechanism may be applicable for explanation of the mystery of the interpulse shift in the Crab pulsar at high frequencies discovered by Moffett and Hankins twenty years ago.

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arXiv2017

Nonlinear reflection from the surface of neutron stars and puzzles of radio emission from the pulsar in the Crab nebula

Having no any explanations the radiation of high-frequency components of the pulsar in the Crab Nebula can be a manifestation of instability in the nonlinear reflection from the neutron star surface. Reflected radiation it is the radiation of relativistic positrons flying from the magnetosphere to the star and accelerated by the electric field of the polar gap. The discussed instability it is a stimulated scattering by surface waves, predicted more than forty years ago and still nowhere and by no one had been observed.

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arXiv2017

'Half-bare' positron in the inner gap of a pulsar and shift of inter pulse position

The pulsed radiation from the Crab pulsar consists of the main pulse (MP) and inter pulse (IP), as well as of the extra pulse components appearing at certain frequencies. It has been studied at many frequencies and contains unique information, which is not available for the majority of the pulsars. One of the mysteries of these data, found by Moffett and Hankins twenty years ago, is the shift of the IP at high radio frequencies compared to lower ones and return to its previous position in the more high-frequency optical and X-ray range. We propose the explanation of these mysterious changes with the frequency through reflection of radiation by relativistic positrons from the star surface. The magnetic field of the pulsar in the pole must be inclined to the surface of the star and affects on the discussed processes. The positrons, which are accelerated towards the surface of the star by the inner gap electric field, radiate as half-bare particles. The spectral-angular properties of this radiation differ from those ones of the electron curvature radiation inside the gap.

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arXiv2016

Helicity of the toroidal vortex with swirl

On the basis of solutions of the Bragg-Hawthorne equations we discuss the helicity of thin toroidal vortices with the swirl - the orbital motion along the torus diretrix. It is shown that relationship of the helicity with circulations along the small and large linked circles - directrix and generatrix of the torus - depends on distribution of the azimuthal velocity in the core of the swirling vortex ring. In the case of non-homogeneous swirl this relationship differs from the well-known Moffat relationship - the doubled product of such circulations multiplied by the number of links. The results can be applied to vortices in planetary atmospheres and to vortex movements in the vicinity of active galactic nuclei.

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arXiv2015

Downsizing from the point of view of merging model (preliminary discussion)

In four-particle scattering processes with transfer of mass, unlike mergers in which mass can only increase, mass of the most massive galaxies may be reduced. Elementary model describing such process is considered. In this way, it is supposed to explain observed phenomenon of downsizing when increasing of characteristic mass the heaviest galaxies over cosmological time replaces by its reduction.

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arXiv2010

Acceleration and ejection of ring vortexes by a convergent flow as a probable mechanism of arising jet components of AGN

Exact solutions of two-dimensional hydrodynamics equations for the symmetric configurations of two and four vortices in the presence of an arbitrary flow with a singular point are found. The solutions describe the dynamics of the dipole toroidal vortex in accretion and wind flows in active galactic nuclei. It is shown that the toroidal vortices in a converging (accretion) flow, being compressed along the large radius, are ejected with acceleration along the axis of symmetry of the nucleus, forming the components of two-sided jet. The increment of velocities of the vortices is determined by the monopole component of the flow only. The dipole component of the flow determines the asymmetry of ejections in the case of an asymmetric flow.

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arXiv2008

Dynamics of Vortex Pair in Radial Flow

The problem of vortex pair motion in two-dimensional plane radial flow is solved. Under certain conditions for flow parameters, the vortex pair can reverse its motion within a bounded region. The vortex-pair translational velocity decreases or increases after passing through the source/sink region, depending on whether the flow is diverging or converging, respectively. The rotational motion of two corotating vortexes in a quiescent environment transforms into motion along a logarithmic spiral in the presence of radial flow. The problem may have applications in astrophysics and geophysics.

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arXiv2007

Dice and Pulsars

The pulse sequence is interpreted as a realization of a random electron discharge process in a vacuum gap over the polar cap (PC) - the open magnetic force line region on the neutron star surface. This point of view is illustrated by an example based on the dice. The generators of the random numbers are a cube and a coin. Throwing of dice and coin tossing determine the discharge places on the "light" and "dark" sides of PC, and correspondingly - the "shape" of the individual pulses and their statistical properties The physical mechanism giving such discharge scheme is shortly discussed. It may be a charge drained down from a sharp top of surface waves in a parallel electric field on the liquid PC surface of a neutron star.

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arXiv2007

A Dipole Vortex Model of Obscuring Tori in Active Galaxy Nuclei

The torus concept as an essential structural component of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is generally accepted. Here, the situation is discussed when the torus "twisting" by the radiation or wind transforms it into a dipole toroidal vortex which in turn can be a source of matter replenishing the accretion disk. Thus emerging instability which can be responsible for quasar radiation flares accompanied by matter outbursts is also discussed. The "Matreshka" scheme for an obscuring vortex torus structure capable of explaining the AGN variability and evolution is proposed. The model parameters estimated numerically for the luminosity close to the Eddington limit agree well with the observations.

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