Gravitational Waves from Inspiralling Compact Binaries in ... - LUTH

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Phasing of GWF h+,× expressed only in terms of r, φ and their time derivatives because restricted to non-spinning objects. In the presence of spin interactions, the orbital plane is no longer fixed in space and one needs to introduce further variables, notably a (slowly varying) ‘longitude of the node’ Ω. Correspondingly, the polarization direction p cannot be defined anymore as the line of nodes. Such a situation dealt with in the problem of the timing of binary pulsars (Damour Taylor 92) and might be advantageous to use the conventions used there to define p and q. Namely, in terms of (DT92), p = I0, q = J0. Note that the binary pulsar convention uses as the third vector I0 × J0, the direction from the observer to the source. Explicit functional forms for h+(r, φ, ˙r, ˙ φ), h×(r, φ, ˙r, ˙ φ) and phasing relations r(t), φ(t), ˙r(t) and ˙ φ(t) depend on the coordinate system used, though the final results h+(t) and h×(t) do not h T T ij and therefore h+(t) and h×(t) are coordinate independent asymptotic quantities. BRI-IHP06-I – p.100/??

Method of variation of constants A version of the general Lagrange method of variation of arbitrary constants, which was employed to compute within GR the orbital evolution of the Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar (Damour 83, 85). Begins by splitting the relative acceleration of the compact binary A into two parts: an integrable leading part A0 and a perturbation part, A ′ A = A0 + A ′ . Eg to work at 2.5PN accuracy choose A0 to be the acceleration at 2PN order and A ′ to be the c −5 RR; for 3.5PN-accurate calculation A0 would be the conservative part of the 3PN dynamics, and A ′ the O(c −5 ) + O(c −7 ) RR BRI-IHP06-I – p.101/??

Method of variation of constants<br />

A version of the general Lagrange method of variation of<br />

arbitrary constants, which was employed to compute with<strong>in</strong><br />

GR the orbital evolution of the Hulse-Taylor b<strong>in</strong>ary pulsar<br />

(Damour 83, 85).<br />

Beg<strong>in</strong>s by splitt<strong>in</strong>g the relative acceleration of the compact<br />

b<strong>in</strong>ary A <strong>in</strong>to two parts: an <strong>in</strong>tegrable lead<strong>in</strong>g part A0 and a<br />

perturbation part, A ′<br />

A = A0 + A ′ .<br />

Eg to work at 2.5PN accuracy choose A0 to be the<br />

acceleration at 2PN order and A ′ to be the c −5 RR; for<br />

3.5PN-accurate calculation A0 would be the conservative<br />

part of the 3PN dynamics, and A ′ the O(c −5 ) + O(c −7 ) RR<br />

BRI-IHP06-I – p.101/??

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