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Gravitational self-torque and spin precession in compact binaries

Gravitational self-torque and spin precession in compact binaries
Gravitational self-torque and spin precession in compact binaries
We calculate the effect of self-interaction on the “geodetic” spin precession of a compact body in a strong-field orbit around a black hole. Specifically, we consider the spin precession angle ? per radian of orbital revolution for a particle carrying mass ? and spin s?(G/c)?2 in a circular orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole of mass M??. We compute ? through O(?/M) in perturbation theory, i.e, including the correction ?? (obtained numerically) due to the torque exerted by the conservative piece of the gravitational self-field. Comparison with a post-Newtonian (PN) expression for ??, derived here through 3PN order, shows good agreement but also reveals strong-field features which are not captured by the latter approximation. Our results can inform semianalytical models of the strong-field dynamics in astrophysical binaries, important for ongoing and future gravitational-wave searches
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64011
Dolan, Sam R.
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Warburton, Niels
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Harte, Abraham I.
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Le Tiec, Alexandre
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Wardell, Barry
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Warburton, Niels
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Harte, Abraham I.
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Le Tiec, Alexandre
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Barack, Leor
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Dolan, Sam R., Warburton, Niels, Harte, Abraham I., Le Tiec, Alexandre, Wardell, Barry and Barack, Leor (2014) Gravitational self-torque and spin precession in compact binaries. Physical Review D, 89 (6), 64011. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.064011).

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We calculate the effect of self-interaction on the “geodetic” spin precession of a compact body in a strong-field orbit around a black hole. Specifically, we consider the spin precession angle ? per radian of orbital revolution for a particle carrying mass ? and spin s?(G/c)?2 in a circular orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole of mass M??. We compute ? through O(?/M) in perturbation theory, i.e, including the correction ?? (obtained numerically) due to the torque exerted by the conservative piece of the gravitational self-field. Comparison with a post-Newtonian (PN) expression for ??, derived here through 3PN order, shows good agreement but also reveals strong-field features which are not captured by the latter approximation. Our results can inform semianalytical models of the strong-field dynamics in astrophysical binaries, important for ongoing and future gravitational-wave searches

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Published date: 6 March 2014
Organisations: Mathematical Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 369461
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/369461
ISSN: 1550-7998
PURE UUID: 912969bc-ade4-49bb-88fc-9e042380635e
ORCID for Leor Barack: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4742-9413

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Date deposited: 26 Sep 2014 13:34
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:21

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Author: Sam R. Dolan
Author: Niels Warburton
Author: Abraham I. Harte
Author: Alexandre Le Tiec
Author: Barry Wardell
Author: Leor Barack ORCID iD

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