Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-11-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 1 Figure, to appear in the proceedings of the 14th European Workshop on White Dwarfs, eds. D. Koester and S. Moehler,
Scientific paper
Under the assumption of a specific nonminimal coupling of torsion to Under the assumption of a specific nonminimal coupling of torsion to electromagnetism, spacetime is birefringent in the presence of a gravitational field leading to depolarization of light emitted from extended astrophysical sources. We use polarimetric data of the magnetic white dwarf RE J0317-853 to set for the very first time constraints on the essential coupling constant for this effect, giving k^2 <22 m^2. electromagnetism, spacetime is birefringent in the presence of a gravitational field leading to depolarization of light emitted from extended astrophysical sources. We use polarimetric data of the magnetic white dwarf RE J0317-853 to set for the very first time constraints on the essential coupling constant for this effect, giving k^2 <22 m^2.
Haugan Mark P.
Jordan Stefan
Preuss Oliver
Solanki Sami K.
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