Binary pulsars and tests of general relativity

被引:3
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作者
Stairs, I. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Phys & Astron, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
来源
RELATIVITY IN FUNDAMENTAL ASTRONOMY: DYNAMICS, REFERENCE FRAMES, AND DATA ANALYSIS | 2010年 / 261期
关键词
pulsars: general; pulsars:individual (J0737-3039A/B); gravitation; STRONG EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; PREFERRED-FRAME THEORIES; STRONG-FIELD TESTS; GRAVITATIONAL-RADIATION; CONSERVATION-LAWS; CELESTIAL MECHANICS; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; SPIN PRECESSION; ORBITAL PERIOD; GRAVITY;
D O I
10.1017/S1743921309990433
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Binary pulsars are a valuable laboratory for gravitational experiments. Double-neutron-star systems such as the double pulsar provide the most stringent tests of strong-field gravity available to date, while pulsars with white-dwarf companions constrain departures from general relativity based on the difference in gravitational binding energies in the two stars. Future observations may open up entirely new tests of the predictions of general relativity.
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页码:218 / 227
页数:10
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