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... 2003 . ... Astrophysics of isolated neutron stars: radioquiet neutron stars and magnetars Sergei B. Popov; polar@sai.msu.ru; popov@pd.infn.it Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia; University of Padova, Italy Mikhail E. Prokhorov; mike@sai.msu.ru Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia Here we review present state of theoretical and observational exploration of isolated neutron stars. ... Gvaramadze, V.V.) 2002, «Neutron stars in supernova remnants and beyond», astro-ph/0212541...