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mpobi80 · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

How can an old pulsar have a very short pulsar period, say less than 0.03 seconds?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How does absolute visual magnitude tell us the intrinsic brightness of a star?

What will be an ideal response?

cegalasso · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

It now appears that the speedy pulsar is an old neutron star that has gained mass and rotational energy from a companion in a binary system. Like water hitting a mill wheel, the matter falling on the neutron star has spun it up to that fantastic rate.

Answer to Question 2

The absolute visual magnitude is the apparent visual magnitude a star would have if it were 10 pc away, and is therefore an expression of the intrinsic brightness of a star.

mpobi80 · **Reply #2 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Thanks

cegalasso · **Reply #3 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Welcome

Author Question: How can an old pulsar have a very short pulsar period, say less than 0.03 seconds? What will be ... (Read 97 times)

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