At least with this method at any time you can always work out when t=0 is. With other events (eg supernova) you can't.
On Saturday, October 30, 2010, Hal Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
