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J. A. Petterson

43

Works

1,581

Citations

14

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15

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Research Topics

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations High-pressure geophysics and materials Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Affiliations

University of California, Santa Barbara1992–1992

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign1978–1981

San Diego Supercomputer Center1992–1992

Princeton University1978–1980

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology1981–1981

Top Works

The Lense-Thirring Effect and Accretion Disks around Kerr Black Holes

J. Bardeen,J. A. Petterson

1975860 citations

Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies

Astro and Planetary Science

Magnetic field of a current loop around a Schwarzschild black hole

J. A. Petterson

1974110 citations

Discovery of a 30.5 day periodicity in LMC X-4

F. L. Lang,A. M. Levine,et al.

198187 citations

Hercules X-1 - A neutron star with a twisted accretion disk

J. A. Petterson

197573 citations

Twisted accretion disks. II - Applications to X-ray binary systems

J. A. Petterson

197770 citations

Twisted accretion disks. I - Derivation of the basic equations

J. A. Petterson

197760 citations

The 35 day cycle of the X-ray binary Hercules X-1

J. A. Petterson

197756 citations

Stationary axisymmetric electromagnetic fields around a rotating black hole

J. A. Petterson

197556 citations

On the occurrence of streams and disks in massive X-ray binary systems

J. A. Petterson

197842 citations