Could acceleration of a pulsar affect braking index?

Abstract In the coming era of multi-messenger astrophysics, pulsars might be one of the most possible electromagnetic counterparts of the gravitational wave. The braking indices, which are related closely to the electromagnetic radiation of pulsars, are shown to be larger for the pulsars with compan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhe Chang, Qing-Hua Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7996-5