Prospects for measuring the moment of inertia of pulsar PSR J0737-3039A
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Here we consider the possibility of measuring at 10% or better the moment of inertia I of the J0737-3039A via the gravitomagnetic spin-orbit periastron precession. It turns out that the prospect of measuring the moment of inertia of PSR J0737-3039A at 10% accuracy or better seems unlikely given the limitations to the precision with which the system's basic binary and post-Keplerian parameters can be measured via radio timing.Note:
- LaTex2e, 5 pages (Elsevier two-column style), 1 table, no figures. To appear in New Astronomy
- 97.80.-d
- 97.60.Gb
- 97.60.Jd
- 04.80.-y
- Binaries
- Pulsars
- General-pulsars
- Individual
- (PSR J0737-3039A/B)
- Moment of inertia
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