Gravitational field and equations of motion of compact binaries to 5/2 post-Newtonian order

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作者
Blanchet, L [1 ]
Faye, C [1 ]
Ponsot, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Observ Paris, CNRS, UPR 176, Dept Astrophys Relativiste & Cosmol, F-92195 Meudon, France
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1998年 / 58卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.58.124002
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We derive the gravitational field and equations of motion of compact binary systems up to the 5/2 post-Newtonian approximation of general relativity (where radiation-reaction effects first appear). The approximate post-Newtonian gravitational field might be used in the problem of initial conditions for the numerical evolution of binary black-hole space-times. On the other hand, we recover the Damour-Deruelle 2.5PN equations of motion of compact binary systems. Our method is based on an expression of the post-Newtonian metric valid for general (continuous) fluids. We substitute into the fluid metric the standard stress-energy tensor appropriate for a system of two pointlike particles. We remove systematically the infinite self-field of each particle by means of the Hadamard finite part regularization. [S0556-2821(98)08820-1].
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