Abstract

Pulsars of very different types, including isolated objects and binaries (with short- and long-period orbits, and white-dwarf and neutron-star companions) provide the means to test both the predictions of general relativity and the viability of alternate theories of gravity. This article presents an overview of pulsars, then discusses the current status of and future prospects for tests of equivalence-principle violations and strong-field gravitational experiments.

Details

Title
Testing General Relativity with Pulsar Timing
Author
Stairs, Ingrid H 1 

 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada 
Pages
1-49
Publication year
2003
Publication date
Sep 2003
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
23673613
e-ISSN
14338351
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2272625323
Copyright
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