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SUMMARY:The double pulsar as a probe of fundamental physics - Maxim Lyutik
 ov (Purdue University)
DTSTART:20121030T130000Z
DTEND:20121030T140000Z
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CONTACT:Jérôme Guilet
DESCRIPTION:The  discovery of the double radio pulsar system\, PSR J0737-3
 039A/B\, surpassed most expectations\, both theoretical and observational\
 , as a tool to probe general relativity\, stellar evolution and pulsar the
 ories. I will describe rich observational properties of the system\, like 
 eclipses\, orbital variations in magnetospheric activity\, evidence for re
 lativistic reconnection\, trapped magnetospheric particles.\n\nThe system 
 allows a measurement of the relativistic spin precession and offers a new 
 test of theories of gravity in strong regime. We can also pin-point the lo
 cation and the shape of the region producing enigmatic\ncoherent radio emi
 ssion.
LOCATION:MR14\,  Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cam
 bridge
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