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### Pulsar braking and the P–$\dot{P}$ diagram

Abstract:

The location of radio pulsars in the period–period derivative (P–P˙) plane has been a key diagnostic tool since the early days of pulsar astronomy. Of particular importance is how pulsars evolve through the P–P˙ diagram with time. Here we show that the decay of the inclination angle (α˙) between the magnetic and rotation axes plays a critical role. In particular, α˙ strongly impacts on the braking torque, an effect that has been largely ignored in previous work. We carry out simulations that ...

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Published
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Peer reviewed
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10.1093/mnras/stx377

### Authors

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics; Astrophysics
Oxford college:
St Edmund Hall
ORCID:
0000-0002-1434-9786
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Journal website
Volume:
467
Issue:
3
Pages:
3493-3499
Publication date:
2017-02-05
Acceptance date:
2017-02-09
DOI:
EISSN:
1365-2966
ISSN:
0035-8711
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pubs:813444
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pubs:813444
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