Fundamental Physics with the SKA: Strong-Field Tests of Gravity Using Pulsars and Black Holes

Kramer, M.

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Fundamental Physics with the SKA: Strong-Field Tests of Gravity Using Pulsars and Black Holes

M. Kramer⁴

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The Square-Kilometre-Array (SKA) will be a radio telescope with a collecting area that will exceed that of existing telescopes by a factor of a hundred or so. This contribution summarises one of the key-science projects selected for the SKA.

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Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, SK119DL, Cheshire, UK
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Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121, Bonn, Germany
Andrei P. Lobanov & J. Anton Zensus &
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748, Garching, Germany
Catherine Cesarsky
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK119DL, United Kingdom
Phillip J. Diamond

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Kramer, M. (2007). Fundamental Physics with the SKA: Strong-Field Tests of Gravity Using Pulsars and Black Holes. In: Lobanov, A.P., Zensus, J.A., Cesarsky, C., Diamond, P.J. (eds) Exploring the Cosmic Frontier. ESO Astrophysics Symposia European Southern Observatory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39756-4_27

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