Multiple Choice
As time progresses,the pulse rate for most solitary pulsars is
A) slowing down because rotational energy is being used to generate the pulses.
B) absolutely constant: Pulsars provide ideal frequency standards or clocks.
C) varying periodically as the neutron star undergoes periodic expansions and contractions.
D) speeding up,as the neutron star slowly contracts under gravity.
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