Equation 27 · Part 2 · A Neutron Star Is a Redshift Standard
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What this part means
The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
Its job in the formula
The equals sign connects the complete expression on the left with the complete expression on the right. Both sides must have compatible units.
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The passage around this formula
The clearest illustration of why the ordering matters arrived while the paper was being finished. Roberto Iaria and collaborators reported, in data taken hours after a carbon superburst on the ultracompact binary 4U 1820-30, an absorption feature at 3.80.05 keV, with a width and equivalent width consistent with a real spectral line rather than noise, at a significance the authors themselves describe across their observations as ranging from 2.5 to 8 sigma [ 10 ] . Interpreted as a gravitationally redshifted iron line, the feature implies 1+z=1.720.05 , a compactness near 0.33, and — worked through the same exterior relation as any other neutron star — a mass of roughly 1.8 to 2.3 solar…
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An equals sign says that the expression on its left and the expression on its right have the same value under the stated definitions and assumptions.
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