Abstract
Pulsars & Pulsar Wind Nebulae are the prototypical high-energy astrophysical system, where the dynamics of relativistic outflows, the processes responsible for particle acceleration, and non-thermal emission mechanisms can all be investigated in great details. I will review our current understanding of these objects, their role in modern astrophysics and the canonical model that has emerged in the past 20 years, out of both, high resolution Chandra observations, and state of the art numerical simulations. I will then highlight current unresolved issues, and how the recent X-ray polarimetric measures have shown us a level of complexity, within this class of objects, that was previously overlooked.
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