1993/09/21 by Redouane Fakir, Fakir, Redouane
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph #gr-qc
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arxiv created 1993/09/21 · openalex publication_date 1993/09/21 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Recently, the possibility has emerged of an early detection of astrophysical gravity waves. In certain astronomical configurations, and through a new light-deflection effect, gravity waves can cause apparent shifts in stellar angular positions as large as 10-7arcsec. In these same configurations, the magnitude of the gravity-wave-induced time-delay effect can exceed 10-14. Both these figures lie just at present-day theoretical limits of detectability. For instance, cases are described where the very faint neutron-star gravity waves could soon become detectable. The detection meant here involves direct observations of the very wave-forms.