The radiant massive magnetic dipole

Abstract

Abstract We present an exact, time-dependent solution for the Einstein field equations that models the coupling between an anisotropic fluid and a magnetic field in an axially symmetric space-time. By carefully selecting the metric components, we achieve a convenient separation of variables that enables us to solve Einstein’s field equations and obtain a solution that evolves into the Gutsunaev–Manko massive magnetic dipole. The analysis of the thermodynamic quantities suggests that this solution may represent a pulse of radiation emitted by a massive object with magnetic properties, as for example pulsars or neutron stars.