Optical and X-ray surface brightness of the Crab nebula. II. Physical theory of a supernova remnant

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Astrophys. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/157712· OSTI ID:5259310

Weinberg, D S.L.

The mass of the Crab Nebula pulsar is determined to be 2 M/sub sun/ by solving a complete set of equations for nebular brightness and dynamics; the star's dipole moment of inertia obtains for the nearly incompressible star. The theoretical optical brightness agrees in detail with sufficient data to allow for a priori prediction of X-ray brightness. The theory is predicated in terms of a simple magnetic dipolar radiating neutron star and basic postulates.

• Research Organization: Institute of Physics and Institute of Technology, Academy of Artscience, Berkeley, CaLifornia
• OSTI ID: 5259310
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 235:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CRAB NEBULA
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VISIBLE RADIATION
X RADIATION
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COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
DYNAMICS
PULSARS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES
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