Post-Newtonian gravitational radiation reaction for two-body systems:  Nonspinning bodies

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dc.contributor.author	Iyer, B.R.	-
dc.contributor.author	Will, C.M.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2006-06-06T06:47:43Z	-
dc.date.available	2006-06-06T06:47:43Z	-
dc.date.issued	1995-11-15	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Review D, 1995, Vol.52, 6882-6893	en
dc.identifier.issn	1550-7998 (print)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1304	-
dc.description.abstract	We study gravitational radiation reaction in the equations of motion for binary systems of nonspinning point masses to post-Newtonian order [O((v/c)2)] beyond the quadrupole approximation, corresponding to post7/2-Newtonian order corrections to Newtonian motion. One method uses post-Newtonian expressions for energy and angular momentum flux to infinity, and an assumption of energy and angular momentum balance. The equations of motion so derived are valid for general binary orbits, and for a class of coordinate gauges. Another method uses explicit formulas for near-zone reaction potentials, valid to post-Newtonian order, derived by an asymptotic matching procedure in a fixed gauge. The two methods give equivalent results.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The American Physical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v52/p6882	en
dc.rights	(1995) by the American Physical Society	en
dc.title	Post-Newtonian gravitational radiation reaction for two-body systems: Nonspinning bodies	en
dc.type	Article	en
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