*Paper prepared for the 14th general assembly of the International Astronomical Union (Brighton, Great Britain, 18-27 August 1970). Published also in "Highlights of Astronomy."
CONTENTS
Introduction 83
1. The Nature of Pulsars 83
2. Rotating Magnetized Neutron Stars 85
3. Structure of Neutron Stars and Pulsars 86
4. Electrodynamics of Rotating Magnetized Stars 89
5. Mechanisms of Pulsar Radiation 92
6. Certain Models of Radiating Regions of Pulsars 95
7. Use of Pulsars in Astronomy and Physics 98
8. Concluding Remarks 99
Cited Literature 101