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In this review, we shall call any gravitationally-bounded object having
an angular momentum and intrinsic magnetic field by
the term ``gravimagnetic rotator'' or simply, rotator.
In order to specify the intrinsic properties of the rotator, three parameters
are sufficient - the mass M, the total angular momentum 
(I is the moment of inertia and 
is the angular velocity), and the magnetic dipole moment 
(see Figure 3). Given the rotator radius
, one can express the magnetic field strength at the
poles 
by using the dipole moment 
. The angle 
between the angular moment 
and the magnetic dipole moment 
can also be of importance: 
.
Figure 3: Schematic representation of a gravimagnetic rotator.