Probing Gravitational Theories with Eccentric Eclipsing Detached Binary Stars

Authors

  • Leopoldo Milano Sezione INFN di Napoli,Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via - I 80125, Napoli, Italy
  • Rosario De Rosa Sezione INFN di Napoli,Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via - I 80125, Napoli, Italy
  • Mariafelicia De Laurentis Sezione INFN di Napoli,Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via - I 80125, Napoli, Italy
  • Fabio Garufi Sezione INFN di Napoli,Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via - I 80125, Napoli, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2014.01.0255

Abstract

In this paper, we compare the effects of different theories of gravitation on the apsidal motion of eccentric eclipsing detached binary stars. The comparison is performed by using the formalism of the post-Newtonian parametrization to calculate the theoretical advance at periastron and compare it to the observed one, after having considered the effects of the structure and rotation of the involved stars. A variance analysis on the results of this comparison shows that no signicant difference can be found due to the effect of the different theories under test with respect to the standard general relativity (GR). It will be possible to observe differences, as we would expect, by checking the observed period variation on a much larger lapse of time.

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2014-12-04

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): FRASCATI WORKSHOP 2013

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