> These pulsars have different rates. Could one use the relative timing of > two or three pulsars? that is, T=0 is when pulsar A, B, and C are > coincident. (or is the "beat rate" between them too high to be useful)
That's an interesting idea... Thanks. Let's ignore the problem of communicating the agorithm to non-English speakers. I think there are two problem areas. Basically, the data isn't integer. One fuzzy area is the period. The other is measuring an individual pulse. Suppose you have 2 pulsars that might line up several or many years ago. What does that mean? Suppose you know the periods to N decimal places. What does "line up" mean? How close do they have to be? Suppose you only have to go back a few years until things line up. Then the major problem is the uncertainty on an individual pulse. Suppose you have to go back a zillion years. Now the fuzz on the period adds to the fuzz on measuring an individual pulse. Mumble. I'm probably in way over my head at this point. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
