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← ScienceWhich consequence results on a binary pulsars orbital period due to gravitational radiation?
A)Orbital decay rate increases✓
B)Periastron precession reverses steadily
C)Emitted frequency exhibits blueshift
D)Mass transfer becomes highly unstable
💡 Explanation
The orbital period decreases because gravitational radiation causes orbital decay through energy loss, explained via mass-energy equivalence causing this energy loss during orbital motion; therefore, the decay rate accelerates, rather than other orbital elements changing significantly at this stage.
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