1999/03/25 by N. Wex, Norbert Wex, Wex, N.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9903389
6 pages, latex, 4 postscript figures. Talk given at "Gravitational Waves and Experimental Gravity," XXXIV Rencontres de Moriond, January 23-30, 1999
arxiv created 1999/03/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
The discovery of frame-dragging effects in binary pulsar timing experiments requires a compact companion with sufficiently large spin. A pulsar orbiting a fast rotating black hole could provide an appropriate test system. In this paper we address questions concerning the identification of a black hole companion in such a system, the measurability of the frame dragging caused by the rotation of the black hole, and the measurability of the quadrupole moment, which would prove the presence of a Kerr black hole.