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Theoretical Considerations of Compact Objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

L. Woltjer
L. Woltjer*
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.

Abstract

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The rotation of massive objects with magnetic fields may provide the highly efficient means of energy conversion required to explain the high luminosity of compact objects. Several variations of the ‘massive rotator’ model are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 44: External Galaxies and Quasi-Stellar Objects , 1972 , pp. 277 - 282
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1972 

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