Post-Newtonian gravitational radiation and equations of motion via direct integration of the relaxed Einstein equations. V. Evidence for the strong equivalence principle to second post-Newtonian order
| dc.creator | Mitchell, Thomas | |
| dc.creator | Will, Clifford M. | |
| dc.date | 2007-04-17 | |
| dc.date | 2007-07-17 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:59:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:59:37Z | |
| dc.description | Using post-Newtonian equations of motion for fluid bodies valid to the second post-Newtonian order, we derive the equations of motion for binary systems with finite-sized, non-spinning but arbitrarily shaped bodies. In particular we study the contributions of the internal structure of the bodies (such as self-gravity) that would diverge if the size of the bodies were to shrink to zero. Using a set of virial relations accurate to the first post-Newtonian order that reflect the stationarity of each body, and redefining the masses to include 1PN and 2PN self-gravity terms, we demonstrate the complete cancellation of a class of potentially divergent, structure-dependent terms that scale as s^{-1} and s^{-5/2}, where s is the characteristic size of the bodies. This is further evidence of the Strong Equivalence Principle, and supports the use of post-Newtonian approximations to derive equations of motion for strong-field bodies such as neutron stars and black holes. This extends earlier work done by Kopeikin. | |
| dc.description | 14 pages, submitted to Phys. Rev. D; small changes to coincide with published version | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0704.2243 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.2243 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Rev.D75:124025,2007 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.75.124025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/187465 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | Post-Newtonian gravitational radiation and equations of motion via direct integration of the relaxed Einstein equations. V. Evidence for the strong equivalence principle to second post-Newtonian order | |
| dc.type | text |