'Glitches' of rapidly spinning neutron star pulsars can be a source of gravitational waves
Observing gravitational waves from neutron stars as they glitch could help us understand these exotic stellar remnants.
Observing gravitational waves from neutron stars as they glitch could help us understand these exotic stellar remnants.
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Stars blinking code in Netflix's "3 Body Problem" might be science fiction, but by deciphering neutron stars' erratic flickers, a new study has revealed the twisted origin of these dead stars' mysterious "heartbeats."
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A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics industries, and in circuit bending, as well as among players of video games, although it is applied to all types of systems including human organizations and nature. The term derives from the German glitschig, meaning 'slippery', possibly entering English through the Yiddish term glitsh. Normally, a glitch occurs once, but can also occur multiple times in a particular software.
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