Comments on Gravitational Radiation Damping and Energy Loss in Binary Systems

Ehlers, J.; Rosenblum, A.; Goldberg, J.N.; Havas, P.

doi:10.1086/182236

Comments on Gravitational Radiation Damping and Energy Loss in Binary Systems

J. Ehlers
(
- Munich, Max Planck Inst.
)
,
A. Rosenblum
(
- Munich, Max Planck Inst.
)
,
J.N. Goldberg
(
- Syracuse U.
)
,
P. Havas
(
- Temple U.
)

1976

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Astrophys.J.Lett. 208 (1976) L77-L81

DOI:

10.1086/182236

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It is argued that a formula for the energy loss due to gravitational radiation of bound systems such as binaries has not yet been derived either exactly or by means of a consistent approximation method within general relativity, a view which contradicts some widely accepted claims in the literature. The main approaches used to obtain such a formula are critically reviewed, and it is pointed out that the derivations presented so far either contain inconsistencies or are incomplete.

GRAVITATION: RADIATION
ENERGY LOSS
ASTROPHYSICS
general relativity

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