Gravitational waves and dynamics of compact binary systems

TL;DR

This paper explores gravitational wave emission from post-Newtonian sources and applies these methods to the dynamics and gravitational-wave flux of compact binary systems, achieving third post-Newtonian accuracy.

Contribution

It provides a detailed theoretical framework for calculating gravitational radiation and applies it to compact binaries with high precision.

Findings

Calculation of gravitational fields up to any post-Newtonian order

Application to binary systems at third post-Newtonian approximation

Enhanced understanding of gravitational-wave flux from compact binaries

Abstract

Part A of this article is devoted to the general investigation of the gravitational-wave emission by post-Newtonian sources. We show how the radiation field far from the source, as well as its near-zone inner gravitational field, can (in principle) be calculated in terms of the matter stress-energy tensor up to any order in the post-Newtonian expansion. Part B presents some recent applications to the problems of the dynamics and gravitational-wave flux of compact binary systems. The precision reached in these developments corresponds to the third post-Newtonian approximation.