Strong-field tests of relativistic gravity with pulsars

Details Strong-field tests of relativistic gravity with pulsars Strong-field tests of relativistic gravity with pulsars

Oct 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aabb.book..143k&link_type=abstract

In: Advances in astronomy. Editor: J. M. T. Thompson. Royal Society Series on Advances in Science, Vol. 1. London: Imperial Coll

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Relativistic Gravity: Tests, Pulsars

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A new era in fundamental physics began when pulsars were discovered in 1967. They are useful tools for a wide variety of physical and astrophysical problems, in particular for the study of theories of relativistic gravity. Being precise cosmic clocks, pulsars take us beyond the weak-field limit of the solar-system. Their contribution is crucial as no test can be considered to be complete without probing the strong-field realm of gravitational physics by finding and timing pulsars. In this review, I will explain some of the most important applications of millisecond pulsar clocks in the study of gravity. Recent discoveries such as the double pulsar, and prospects of finding a pulsar-black hole system are discussed.

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