On binary pulsars and the force of gravity
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We reanalyze a binary pulsar system and show that the orbital period change rate can be completely understood as a curvature backreaction process. Appreciating a detailed theoretical and observational study of relativistic binary pulsar systems, especially the system of Hulse and Taylor, we conclude that general relativity and astrophysical observations rule out the existence of gravitational radiation. Thus, the force of gravity is not a local gauge force.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002