Post-Minkowskian self-force in the low-velocity limit: scalar field scattering

TL;DR

This paper develops an analytical method to compute post-Minkowskian corrections for unbound two-body scattering using self-force formalism, focusing on low-velocity regimes and scalar field interactions.

Contribution

It introduces a general strategy for calculating self-force corrections in scattering, applicable to gravitational and non-gravitational cases, and extends previous work by including horizon flux contributions.

Findings

Results agree with recent calculations where applicable.

Extended the analysis to include horizon flux contributions.

Provided a general approach valid for various self-force scenarios.

Abstract

In this paper we present an approach to compute analytical post-Minkowskian corrections to unbound two-body scattering in the self-force formalism. Our method relies on a further low-velocity (post-Newtonian) expansion of the motion. We present a general strategy valid for gravitational and non-gravitational self-force, and we explicitly demonstrate our approach for a scalar charge scattering off a Schwarzschild black hole. We compare our results with recent calculations in [Barack et al., PRD 108, 024025 (2023)], showing complete agreement where appropriate and fixing undetermined scale factors in their calculation. Our results also extend their results by including in our dissipative sector the contributions from the flux into the black hole horizon.