General Relativistic Dynamics of Compact Binary Systems

dc.creatorBlanchet, Luc
dc.date2006-11-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:37:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:37:05Z
dc.descriptionThe equations of motion of compact binary systems have been derived in the post-Newtonian (PN) approximation of general relativity. The current level of accuracy is 3.5PN order. The conservative part of the equations of motion (neglecting the radiation reaction damping terms) is deducible from a generalized Lagrangian in harmonic coordinates, or equivalently from an ordinary Hamiltonian in ADM coordinates. As an application we investigate the problem of the dynamical stability of circular binary orbits against gravitational perturbations up to the 3PN order. We find that there is no innermost stable circular orbit or ISCO at the 3PN order for equal masses.
dc.description13 pages, to appear in the special issue of the Comptes rendus de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris on "Observations of black holes and extreme gravitational events", edited by Daniel Rouan
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0611142
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0611142
dc.identifierComptesRendusPhysique8:57-68,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.crhy.2006.11.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/180261
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleGeneral Relativistic Dynamics of Compact Binary Systems
dc.typetext

Files

Collections