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Arrival(t)=12dPbdtT2Pb

Now …Einstein predicts that

dPbdt=192πG5/35c5(Pb2π)5/3(11e2)7/2(1+7324e2+3796e4)mpmc(mp+mc)1/3

Orbital Shrinkage is dadorbit=dPbdtGM3πacPb

Now mc=1.248866 Msun, mp=1.338186 Msun, ap=1.4150223c, Pb=0.102251559 days, e=0.0877774229

Now if we adopt the above values, dPb/dt=1.24319×1012s/s and change in separation per orbit is 2.710 mm per orbit.

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Change in the Double Pulsar PeristronDelta T (years)Periastron difference (milliseconds)
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Difference between Calculated and Predicted DataDelta T (years)Peristron difference (milliseconds)