LPRTs are likely a two-population phenomenon: short periods point to isolated neutron stars or white dwarfs, long periods to detached white-dwarf/neutron-star plus red-dwarf binaries powered by unipolar induction or magnetic reconnection.
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On the Physical Origins of Long Period Radio Transients
LPRTs are likely a two-population phenomenon: short periods point to isolated neutron stars or white dwarfs, long periods to detached white-dwarf/neutron-star plus red-dwarf binaries powered by unipolar induction or magnetic reconnection.