2.12 Going further
Two books, Pulsar Astronomy [244] and Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy [229
], cover the literature and
techniques and provide excellent further reading. The morphological properties of pulsars have recently
been comprehensively discussed in recent reviews [334, 327]. Those seeking a more theoretical
viewpoint are advised to read The Theory of Neutron Star Magnetospheres [262
] and The Physics
of the Pulsar Magnetosphere [36]. Our summary of evolutionary aspects serves merely as a
primer to the vast body of literature available. Further insights can be found from more detailed
reviews [38, 289
, 339
].
Pulsar resources available on the Internet are continually becoming more extensive and useful. A good
starting point for pulsar-surfers is the Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy website [230], as well as the Pulsar
Astronomy wiki [297] and the Cool Pulsars site [80].