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HERE we propose that pulsars are accelerated by the emission of asymmetric low frequency electromagnetic radiation and rapidly attain characteristic velocities exceeding 100 km sā1.
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TADEMARU, E., HARRISON, E. Acceleration of pulsars to high velocities by asymmetric radiation. Nature 254, 676ā677 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254676a0
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