What Is the Ultimate Fate of an Isolated Pulsar

question 77

Multiple Choice

What is the ultimate fate of an isolated pulsar?

• A) It will spin ever faster, becoming a millisecond pulsar.
• B) As gravity overwhelms the neutron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a supernova.
• C) As gravity overwhelms the neutron degeneracy pressure, it will become a white dwarf.
• D) It will spin ever slower, the magnetic field will weaken, and it will become invisible.
• E) The neutron degeneracy pressure will eventually overwhelm gravity and the pulsar will slowly evaporate.

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