On the search for artificial Dyson-like structures around pulsars
@article{Osmanov2015OnTS, title={On the search for artificial Dyson-like structures around pulsars}, author={Z. N. Osmanov}, journal={International Journal of Astrobiology}, year={2015}, volume={15}, pages={127 - 132} }
Abstract Assuming the possibility of existence of a supercivilization we extend the idea of Freeman Dyson considering pulsars instead of stars. It is shown that instead of a spherical shell the supercivilization must use ring-like constructions. We have found that a size of the ‘ring’ should be of the order of (10−4–10−1) AU with temperature interval (300–600) K for relatively slowly rotating pulsars and (10–350) AU with temperature interval (300–700) K for rapidly spinning neutron stars…
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