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Does a pulsar detect gravitational waves?

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Idealizing a pulsar as a spherical relativistic top, we investigate its motion under the influence of a monochromatic gravitational wave. In particular, we study the possibility that changes in the direction of the internal angular momentum of the pulsar due to gravitational waves could be observable in terms of the profile of the pulse or in terms of the glitches.

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  1. Instituto de Física de la Universidad de Guanajuato, Apartado Postal E-143, 37150, León Guanajuato, México

    J. A. Nieto & V. M. Villanueva

  2. Escuela de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas de la Universidad Michoacana, Apartado Postal 749, 58000, Morelia Michoacán, México

    J. A. Nieto & V. M. Villanueva

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Supported in part by CONACyT grants 1683-E9209, and F246, E9207 and by Coordinación de la Investigación Científica de la UMSNH.

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Nieto, J.A., Villanueva, V.M. Does a pulsar detect gravitational waves?. Nuov Cim B 109, 821–827 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722461

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