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Gravitational wave solutions of quadratic curvature gravity using a null coframe formulation
Quadratic curvature gravity equations are projected to a complex null coframe
by using the algebra of exterior forms and expressed in terms of the spinor
quantities defined originally by Newman and Penrose. As an application, a new
family of impulsive gravitational wave solutions propagating in various type D
backgrounds is introduced.Comment: Title rephrased, minor changes in the text. Conclusion expanded and
new references adde
Short term pulse frequency fluctuations of OAO 1657-415 from RXTE observations
We present new X-ray observations of the high mass X-ray binary (HMXRB)
pulsar OAO 1657-415, obtained during one orbital period (10.44 days) with the
Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). Using the binary orbital parameters,
obtained from Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) observations, we
resolve the fluctuations in the pulse frequency at time scales on the order of
one day for the first time. Recent BATSE results showed that OAO 1657-415 has
spin-up/down trends in its pulse frequency time series, without any correlation
with the X-luminosity at energies 20 keV (Baykal 1997). In the present RXTE
observations the source is found to be in an extended phase of spin-down. We
also find a gradual increase in the X-ray luminosity which is correlated with a
marginal spin-up episode. The marginal correlation between the gradual spin-up
(or decrease in spin-down rate) and increase in X-ray luminosity suggests that
the OAO 1657-415 is observed during a stable accretion episode where the
prograde accretion disk is formed.Comment: MNRAS (2000), vol 313, 63
The Torque and X-Ray Flux Changes of OAO 1657-415
Combining previously published pulse frequencies and BATSE measurements, we
estimate the noise strengths (or power density estimates) of angular
accelerations by using the root mean square residuals of angular velocity time
series of OAO 1657-415 and present the power spectra. The statistical
interpretation of the angular velocity fluctuations are consistent with a
random walk model. In order to investigate the short term angular velocity
fluctuations in detail, a structure function analysis is applied for a two
component neutron star model with a solid crust and a superfluid neutron core
which is subjected to external white torque noise. No evidence for core-crust
coupling on timescales longer than one day is found. The correlations between
X-ray flux and angular acceleration () fluctuations are
investigated. These are compared with disk accretion theory (Ghosh & Lamb 1979
a,b) and wind accretion theory (Blondin et al., 1990). It is found that the
most natural explanation of X ray flux and angular acceleration fluctuations is
the formation of episodic accretion disks in the case of stellar wind
accretion.Comment: 39 pages, to appear in "Astronomy and Astrophysics
Energy definition for quadratic curvature gravities
A conserved current for generic quadratic curvature gravitational models is
defined, and it is shown that, at the linearized level, it corresponds to the
Deser-Tekin charges. An explicit expression for the charge for new massive
gravity in three dimensions is given. Some implications of the linearized
equations are discussed.Comment: 7 page
Variational derivatives of gravitational actions
A method of calculation for the variational derivatives for gravitational
actions in the pseudo-Riemannian case is proposed as a practical variant of the
first order formalism with constraints. The method is then used to derive the
metric field equations for a generic model.Comment: References are reordered and updated. Minor changes in the abstrac
An alternative derivation of the Minimal massive 3D gravity
By using the algebra of exterior forms and the first order formalism with
constraints, an alternative derivation of the field equations for the Minimal
massive 3D gravity model is presented.Comment: 12 pages in IOP article format, improved presentation with minor
corrections, an appendix adde
Underdetermined-order recursive least-squares adaptive filtering: The concept and algorithms
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Impulsive gravitational waves in general massive 3D gravity
Impulsive, non-diverging, Petrov-Segre type N gravitational wave solutions to
a general massive three-dimensional gravity in the de Sitter, anti-de Sitter
and flat Minkowski backgrounds are constructed in a unified manner by using the
exterior algebra of differential forms.Comment: Published versio
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