BN3 - Double Neutron Stars and Neutron Star-White Dwarf Binaries |
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Lyutikov, Maxim |
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The Double Pulsar: whence to pulse. |
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The discovery of the binary radio pulsar system, PSR J0737-3039A/B, surpassed most expectations, both theoretical and observational, as a tool to probe general relativity, stellar evolution and pulsar theories. Unexpectedly, the faster pulsar A is eclipsed once per orbit while the slower pulsar B shows orbital-dependent variations of intensity. I will describe a model of eclipses which reproduces the complicated observed light curve down to intricate details. The model provides a quantitative measurement of relativistic spin precession, offers a new test of theories of gravity, and allows one to determine the location where the enigmatic pulsar radio emission is generated within the magnetosphere. |
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