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A Massive Pulsar in a Compact Relativistic Binary

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Antoniadis, John, Freire, Paulo C. C., Wex, Norbert, Tauris, Thomas M., Lynch, Ryan S., van Kerkwijk, Marten H., Kramer, Michael, Bassa, Cees, Dhillon, Vik S., Driebe, Thomas, Hessels, Jason W. T., Kaspi, Victoria M., Kondratiev, Vladislav I., Langer, Norbert, Marsh, Thomas R., McLaughlin, Maura A., Pennucci, Timothy T., Ransom, Scott M., Stairs, Ingrid H., van Leeuwen, Joeri, Verbiest, Joris P. W., Whelan, David G.·2013·Science

Abstract

Pulsar Tests Gravity: Because of their extremely high densities, massive neutron stars can be used to test gravity. Based on spectroscopy of its white dwarf companion,Antoniadis et al.(p.448) identified a millisecond pulsar as a neutron star twice as heavy as the Sun. The observed binary's orbital decay is consistent with that predicted by general relativity, ruling out previously untested strong-field phenomena predicted by alternative theories. The binary system has a peculiar combination of properties and poses a challenge to our understanding of stellar evolution.

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Antoniadis, J., Freire, P. C. C., Wex, N., Tauris, T. M., Lynch, R. S., van Kerkwijk, M. H., Kramer, M., Bassa, C., Dhillon, V. S., Driebe, T., Hessels, J. W. T., Kaspi, V. M., Kondratiev, V. I., Langer, N., Marsh, T. R., McLaughlin, M. A., Pennucci, T. T., Ransom, S. M., Stairs, I. H., van Leeuwen, J., Verbiest, J. P. W., & Whelan, D. G.
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Science
Published
2013-04-26
Volume
340
Issue
6131
Pages
448, 1233232-448, 1233232
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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152.42
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Language
en
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Antoniadis, J., Freire, P. C. C., Wex, N., Tauris, T. M., Lynch, R. S., van Kerkwijk, M. H., Kramer, M., Bassa, C., Dhillon, V. S., Driebe, T., Hessels, J. W. T., Kaspi, V. M., Kondratiev, V. I., Langer, N., Marsh, T. R., McLaughlin, M. A., Pennucci, T. T., Ransom, S. M., Stairs, I. H., . . . Whelan, D. G. (2013). A Massive Pulsar in a Compact Relativistic Binary. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1233232

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