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Oblique Rotator and Pulsar Radiation

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Stars with a dipole magnetic field oriented at an angle to the rotation axis may emit pulsating radio signals.

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EASTLUND, B. Oblique Rotator and Pulsar Radiation. Nature 220, 1293–1296 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201293a0

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