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Old 29-09-2010, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Jarvamundo View Post
I am afraid you got it wrong Alex.

The fact that pulsar is part of binary system doesn't mean it is pulsar BECAUSE it is pulsing as a consequence of interaction between binary components.
(relaxation oscillator.. still waiting for mechanism explanation...)

BTW, novae are binary system phenomenon.. So it is expected that pulsars (being collapsed cores of stars) will be part of binary system more often than single objects.

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