Multi-Wavelength Studies of Pulsars and Their Companions
John Antoniadis, "Multi-Wavelength Studies of Pulsars and Their Companions"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 3319098969 | PDF | pages: 99 | 5.4 mb
English | 2014 | ISBN: 3319098969 | PDF | pages: 99 | 5.4 mb
The focus of his prize-winning thesis is on observations and modeling of binary millisecond pulsars. But in addition, John Antoniadis covers a wide range of observational measurements of binary compact stars systems and tests of General Relativity, like indirect measurements of gravitational wave emission and posing the most stringent constraints on Scalar-Tensor gravity theories. Among others, he presents a system that hosts the most massive neutron star known to date, which has important ramifications for strong-field gravity and nuclear physics. This impressive work was awarded the Otto-Hahn Medal of the Max-Planck Society and the Best PhD in Gravity, Particle and Atomic physics award by the German Physics Society (DPG).