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Free precession of neutron stars

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Wobble in pulsars can provide a clue to the structure and properties of the associated neutron stars.

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Pines, D., Shaham, J. Free precession of neutron stars. Nature 248, 483–486 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248483a0

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