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In 2004, Professor Taylor co-authored a paper reviewing new data from this binary pulsar.  By this time the data diverged from the predictions of the [[Theory of General Relativity]], and a "galactic acceleration term" was introduced to fit the data to the theory.  However, a perfect fit was not possible for any set of assumptions for the physical attributes of the system, and a minimum of 0.2% in error was introduced.  If the theory were correct, there should be no error because assumptions are made about the physical attributes in order to fit the data to the theory.

In 2004, Professor Taylor co-authored a paper reviewing new data from this binary pulsar.  By this time the data diverged from the predictions of the [[Theory of General Relativity]], and a "galactic acceleration term" was introduced to fit the data to the theory.  However, a perfect fit was not possible for any set of assumptions for the physical attributes of the system, and a minimum of 0.2% in error was introduced.  If the theory were correct, there should be no error because assumptions are made about the physical attributes in order to fit the data to the theory.

Perhaps observing a widening divergence between observation and theory, the authors declared that "it seems unlikely that this test of relativistic gravity will be improved significantly."<ref>J. M. Weisberg and J. H. Taylor, ''[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0407/0407149v1.pdf Relativistic Binary Pulsar B1913+16: Thirty Years of Observations and Analysis]'' (July 7, 2004).</ref>

Perhaps observing a widening divergence between observation and theory, the authors declared that "it seems unlikely that this test of relativistic gravity will be improved significantly."<ref>J. M. Weisberg and J. H. Taylor, ''[https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0407/0407149v1.pdf Relativistic Binary Pulsar B1913+16: Thirty Years of Observations and Analysis]'' (July 7, 2004).</ref>

Observations made since this time and published in a 2010 issue of The Astrophysical Journal<ref>http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/722/2/1030/</ref> have shown that the energy loss within the system through [[Gravitational waves]] matches predictions made by the Theory of General Relativity.

Observations made since this time and published in a 2010 issue of The Astrophysical Journal<ref>http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/722/2/1030/</ref> have shown that the energy loss within the system through [[Gravitational waves]] matches predictions made by the Theory of General Relativity.