2000/02/02 by B. V. Vasiliev, Vasiliev, B. V.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0002048
11 pages, 3 figures
openalex publication_date 2000/02/02 · arxiv created 2000/02/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The calculations in Thomas-Fermi approximation show that in a gravitational field each cell of ultra dense matter inside celestial bodies obtains a very small positive electric charge. A celestial body is electrically neutral as a whole, because the negative electric charge exists on its surface. On the order of magnitude the positive volume charge is very small (10-18e only). But it is sufficient to explain the occurrence of magnetic fields of celestial bodies and the existence of a discrete spectrum of steady-state values of masses of stars and pulsars.