No GW is emitted by B PSR1913+16
General Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
In the exact (non-linear) formulation of general relativity (GR) no motion of bodies can give origin to gravitational waves (GW's) - as it has been proved. Accordingly, the measured rate of change of the orbital period of binary pulsar B PSR1913+16 must have other causes, different from the emission of GW's; maybe the viscous losses of the unseen pulsar companion, if it were e.g. a helium star.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0502089,
title = {No GW is emitted by B PSR1913+16},
author = {A. Loinger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0502089},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages, LaTeX, to be published on Spacetime & Substance