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Re: Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves

From	gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com>
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Subject	Re: Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves
Date	2015-09-12 10:37 -0500
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On 9/10/2015 4:30 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ne71Zjljv8
   Pulsars are compact stars that emit electromagnetic radiation. As the
>> pulsar rotates, the emission beam sweeps our line of sight and we see
>> a pulse. Some pulsars, named millisecond pulsars are very stable
>> rotators. These can be used to probe fundamental physics such as in
>> the detection of gravitational waves. These waves were predicted to
>> exist in Albert Einstein&rsquo;s theory of general relativity, but
>> are yet to be directly detected. A passing gravitational wave changes
>> the arrival time of a pulse, introducing a detectable signature in
>> the pulsar signal. Astronomers observe and time pulsars in order to
>> detect gravitational waves.
>
>

....and none have detected any.

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Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 16:30 -0500
  Re: Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-09-11 14:21 -0700
    Re: Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 09:56 -0700
  Re: Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 00:01 -0700
  Re: Pulsars as tools to detect gravitational waves gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-12 10:37 -0500

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