velocity-of-light cylinder

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velocity-of-light cylinder [və¦läs·əd·ē əv ¦līt ′sil·ən·dər]

(astronomy)

A cylinder whose axis is the axis of rotation of a neutron star and whose radius is such that the velocity of a plasma rotating with the neutron star would equal the velocity of light at the surface of the cylinder. Also known as light cylinder.

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