Abstract

The rate of gravitational-wave energy loss from inspiralling binary systems of compact objects of arbitrary mass is derived through second post-Newtonian (2PN) order $O[(Gm/rc^2)^2]$ beyond the quadrupole approximation. The result has been derived by two independent calculations of the (source) multipole moments. The 2PN terms, and in particular the finite mass contribution therein (which cannot be obtained in perturbation calculations of black hole spacetimes), are shown to make a significant contribution to the accumulated phase of theoretical templates to be used in matched filtering of the data from future gravitational-wave detectors.

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Gravitational wavePhysicsMultipole expansionQuadrupoleBinary numberGravitational energyBlack hole (networking)Binary black holeNewtonian fluidPerturbation (astronomy)Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics)GravitationGravitational accelerationClassical mechanicsComputational physicsAstrophysicsQuantum mechanics

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Year
1995
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article
Volume
74
Issue
18
Pages
3515-3518
Citations
514
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Luc Blanchet, Thibault Damour, B. R. Iyer et al. (1995). Gravitational-Radiation Damping of Compact Binary Systems to Second Post-Newtonian Order. Physical Review Letters , 74 (18) , 3515-3518. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.74.3515

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10.1103/physrevlett.74.3515
PMID
10058225
arXiv
gr-qc/9501027

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