Pulsar Timing Observations and Tests of General Relativity in Double-Neutron-Star Binaries
arXiv:astro-ph/0105090 · doi:10.1142/9789812777386_0377
Abstract
We describe the techniques used in pulsar timing observations, and show how these observations may be applied to tests of strong-field general relativity for double-neutron-star binary systems. We describe the tests of GR resulting from the PSRs B1913+16 and B1534+12 systems. For the latter pulsar, 5 "Post-Keplerian" timing parameters are measurable, including the orbital period derivative and the two Shapiro delay parameters.
arXiv commentTalk at Marcel-Grossmann meeting IX, Rome, 2000, to be published by World Scientific, 2 pages, no figures