From a Theoretical Standpoint, What Is a Pulsar

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Multiple Choice

From a theoretical standpoint, what is a pulsar?

• A)a star that is burning iron in its core
• B)a binary system that happens to be aligned so that one star periodically eclipses the other
• C)a neutron star or black hole that happens to be in a binary system
• D)a rapidly rotating neutron star
• E)a star that alternately expands and contracts in size

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