The persistent shift in spin-down rate following the largest Crab pulsar glitch rules out external torque variations due to starquakes

Xiao-Ping Zheng, Wei-Hua Wang, Chun Huang +2

It was previously believed that, the long-term persistent increase in the spin-down rate of the Crab pulsar following a glitch is direct evidence of a starquake-induced glitch or a…