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Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond flashes of radio light so bright they can be seen across the Universe. Many are thought to come from magnetars—neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields. Our work tests a new idea: shear fluctuations in a magnetar wind can hit a shock and activate a plasma wave mode that can…
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