******************* Glossary of symbols ******************* .. list-table:: :widths: 2 1 2 :header-rows: 1 * - Parameter - Symbol - Remarks * - pulsar's semi-major axis - :math:`a_\mathrm{p}` - * - amplitude of pulsar's orbital scaled-effective-velocity modulation - :math:`A_\mathrm{p}` - * - harmonic coefficient in scaled-effective-velocity equation for cosine of pulsar's orbital phase - :math:`A_\mathrm{p,c}` - * - harmonic coefficient in scaled-effective-velocity equation for sine of pulsar's orbital phase - :math:`A_\mathrm{p,s}` - * - amplitude of Earth's orbital scaled-effective-velocity modulation - :math:`A_\oplus` - * - harmonic coefficient in scaled-effective-velocity equation for cosine of Earth's orbital phase - :math:`A_\mathrm{\oplus,c}` - * - harmonic coefficient in scaled-effective-velocity equation for sine of Earth's orbital phase - :math:`A_\mathrm{\oplus,s}` - * - factor modifying amplitude of pulsar's sinusoid amplitude - :math:`b_\mathrm{p}` - * - factor modifying amplitude of Earth's sinusoid amplitude - :math:`b_\oplus` - * - speed of light - :math:`c` - * - constant scaled-effective-velocity offset - :math:`C` - * - effective distance - :math:`d_\mathrm{eff}` - * - distance to the pulsar system - :math:`d_\mathrm{p}` - * - distance to the screen - :math:`d_\mathrm{s}` - from Earth * - pulsar's orbital inclination - :math:`i_\mathrm{p}` - :math:`0^\circ \leq i_\mathrm{p} < 180^\circ`, with :math:`i_\mathrm{p} = 90^\circ` for an edge-on orbit; for :math:`i_\mathrm{p} < 90^\circ`, the binary rotates counterclockwise on the sky (from north through east), for :math:`i_\mathrm{p} \geq 90^\circ` it rotates clockwise * - Earth's orbital inclination - :math:`i_\oplus` - with respect the line of sight to the pulsar system * - pulsar’s radial-velocity amplitude - :math:`K_\mathrm{p}` - * - pulsar's orbital period - :math:`P_\mathrm{orb,p}` - * - Earth's orbital period - :math:`P_\mathrm{orb,\oplus}` - * - fractional pulsar--screen distance - :math:`s` - from pulsar to screen * - time - :math:`t` - * - time of Earth's equinox - :math:`t_\mathrm{eqx}` - * - pulsar's time of ascending node - :math:`t_\mathrm{asc,p}` - * - Earth's time of ascending node - :math:`t_\mathrm{asc,\oplus}` - * - pulsar's mean orbital speed - :math:`v_\mathrm{0,p}` - * - Earth's mean orbital speed - :math:`v_\mathrm{0,\oplus}` - * - effective velocity - :math:`v_\mathrm{eff,\parallel}` - component along the screen direction * - contribution of the pulsar’s systemic motion to the effective velocity - :math:`v_\mathrm{eff,\parallel,p,sys}` - component along the screen direction * - velocity of the lens - :math:`v_\mathrm{lens,\parallel}` - component along the screen direction * - pulsar's orbital velocity - :math:`v_\mathrm{p,orb,\parallel}` - with respect to the pulsar system's barycentre; component along the screen direction * - velocity of the pulsar system's barycentre - :math:`v_\mathrm{p,sys,\parallel}` - with respect to some local standard of rest (e.g., the Solar System's barycentre); component along the screen direction * - velocity of the observatory/Earth - :math:`v_\mathrm{\oplus,\parallel}` - component along the screen direction * - equatorial coordinates of Earth's ascending node - :math:`X_\mathrm{asc,\oplus}` - * - equatorial coordinates of pulsar system - :math:`X_\mathrm{p}` - * - auxiliary variable for finding pulsar's orbital inclination - :math:`Z` - * - pulsar system's right ascension - :math:`\alpha_\mathrm{p}` - * - pulsar system's ecliptic latitude - :math:`\beta_\mathrm{p}` - * - pulsar system's declination - :math:`\delta_\mathrm{p}` - * - pulsar's ascending node--screen angle - :math:`\Delta\Omega_\mathrm{p}` - * - Earth's ascending node--screen angle - :math:`\Delta\Omega_\oplus` - * - curvature - :math:`\eta` - * - observing wavelength - :math:`\lambda` - * - pulsar system's ecliptic longitude - :math:`\lambda_\mathrm{p}` - * - pulsar system's proper motion in right ascension - :math:`\mu_\mathrm{p,sys,\alpha\ast}` - including the :math:`\cos(\delta_\mathrm{p})` term * - pulsar system's proper motion in declination - :math:`\mu_\mathrm{p,sys,\delta}` - * - position angle of the lensed images - :math:`\xi` - measured from the celestial north, through east, to the line of images formed by the lens; :math:`0^\circ \leq \xi < 180^\circ` * - pulsar's orbital phase - :math:`\phi_\mathrm{p}` - measured from the ascending node * - Earth's orbital phase - :math:`\phi_\oplus` - measured from the ascending node with respect to the pulsar system * - pulsar's orbital scaled-effective-velocity modulation phase offset - :math:`\chi_\mathrm{p}` - * - Earth's orbital scaled-effective-velocity modulation phase offset - :math:`\chi_\oplus` - * - pulsar's longitude of ascending node - :math:`\Omega_\mathrm{p}` - measured from the celestial north through east; :math:`0^\circ \leq \Omega_\mathrm{p} < 360^\circ` * - Earth's longitude of ascending node - :math:`\Omega_\oplus` - measured from the celestial north through east; :math:`0^\circ \leq \Omega_\oplus < 360^\circ`