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- From: lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich)
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- Subject: Re: Size of Second-Order GR Effects in Binary Pulsars
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- Date: 23 Dec 92 23:09:09 GMT
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- In article <Bzoy0J.AG8@well.sf.ca.us> metares@well.sf.ca.us (Tom Van Flandern) writes:
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- >lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich) writes:
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- : From the period, the projected semimajor axis, the rate of periapsis
- : advance, and [beta], one can find four quantities: a, sin(i), M1, and M2.
- : If one assumes post-Newtonian GR, one has a _completely_ determined system.
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- > But the period, and projected semimajor axis, and especially the rate of
- >periapsis advance and [beta], are determined from observations using a model.
- >They cannot be determined without assuming a particular model. If the
- >assumed model includes gravitational waves, you get one value for periapsis
- >rate (for example). If it assumes no waves, you get a different result.
- >Observations cannot yet say which solution is preferred.
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- I guess that this should be worked out in detail. What's
- actually used for the fitting is a Newtonian + precession + variable
- redshift model with the appropriate parameters left free. I guess I
- should explain in detail after the holiday break.
- --
- /Loren Petrich, the Master Blaster
- /lip@s1.gov
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