Assertion: pulsar's period | /r/CapableOf | decrease over a timescale of 3.4·103 years
Facets:
value: in the case
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the case of Cen X-3, the pulse period is decreasing over a timescale of 3.4·103 years (defined as P / P ˙ {\displaystyle P/{\dot {P}}} , where P {\displaystyle P} is the rotation period and P ˙ {\displaystyle {\dot {P}}} is the rate of change in the rotation period).