What is the Angular Speed of a Pulsar?

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A pulsar is a neutron star that emits radio waves in a rotating beam, creating detectable pulses on Earth. The average angular speed of a pulsar can be calculated using the formula ω = ΔΘ/ΔT, where ΔΘ for one revolution is 2π radians and ΔT is the time interval between pulses, which is 0.0336 seconds. The correct calculation for the angular speed is ω = 2π / 0.0336 s. There was confusion regarding the number 6369, which is not relevant to the calculation. The discussion emphasizes the importance of using the correct parameters to determine the pulsar's angular speed accurately.
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A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that continuously emits a beam of radio waves in a searchlight manner. Each time the pulsar makes one revolution, the rotating beam sweeps across the earth, and the Earth receives a pulse of radio waves. For one particular pulsar, the time between two successive pulses is 0.0336 s. Determine the average angular speed (in rad/s) of this pulsar.

i got w= change in theta / change in time
6369/.0336
 
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elemnt55 said:
A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that continuously emits a beam of radio waves in a searchlight manner. Each time the pulsar makes one revolution, the rotating beam sweeps across the earth, and the Earth receives a pulse of radio waves. For one particular pulsar, the time between two successive pulses is 0.0336 s. Determine the average angular speed (in rad/s) of this pulsar.

i got w= change in theta / change in time
6369/.0336
The rotation between 2 pulses is 1 revolution = 2\pi and the time it takes to make one revolution is \Delta T=0.0336s

\omega=\frac{\Delta \Theta}{\Delta T}=\frac{2\pi}{0.0336 s}

Not sure where you got 6369 from, but the above should give you the right answer.
 
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