The relativistic 'looks' of a neutron star

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Jan 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989a%26a...208..153n&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 208, no. 1-2, Jan. 1989, p. 153-156. Research supported by DFG.

Physics

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Light Curve, Neutron Stars, Space-Time Functions, X Ray Stars, Field Theory (Physics), Minkowski Space, Pulsars, Relativity

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According to general relativity, light rays (photons) are influenced by gravity as well as massive particles. While this effect has been of little astrophysical significance in the solar system so far, it is rather important when analyzing X-ray data from a neutron star (X-ray pulsar). In this paper graphic means are used to show what a neutron star 'looks like' to an asymptotic observer, in order to visualize the consequences of the relativistic light deflection.

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