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Binary Pulsar Tests of General Relativity in the Presence of Low-Frequency Noise

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The influence of the low-frequency timing noise on the precision of measurements of the Keplerian and post-Keplerian orbital parameters in binary pulsars is studied. Fundamental limits on the accuracy of tests of alternative theories of gravity in the strong-field regime are established. The gravitational low-frequency timing noise formed by an ensemble of binary stars is briefly discussed.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9911408,
  title  = {Binary Pulsar Tests of General Relativity in the Presence of Low-Frequency Noise},
  author = {Sergei M. Kopeikin and Vladimir A. Potapov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9911408},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, contributed paper to the proceedings of the IAU167 colloquium on pulsars, Bonn, August-September 1999