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Galactic center pulsar as a test of black hole existence and properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

B. Paczyński  and
V. Trimble
B. Paczyński
Affiliation:
Copernicus Astronomical Center, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
V. Trimble
Affiliation:
Astronomy Program, U. Maryland, College Park MD 20742, USA

Abstract

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There is a reasonable chance of finding a (probably X-ray) pulsar in a short-period orbit around the galactic center. Such a pulsar can provide a test distinguishing a central black hole from a supermassive object or spinar. It also makes available a good clock in a region of space in which GM/Rc2 is much larger than solar system values, thus allowing strong-field tests of general relativity.

Type
VI. THE GALACTIC NUCLEUS
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 84: The Large-Scale Characteristics of the Galaxy , 1979 , pp. 401 - 404
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1979 

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