Perspective on gravitational self-force analyses

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/22/15/006MaRDI QIDQ5693101zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Steven Detweiler

Publication date 28 September 2005

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0501004

zbMATH Keywords

equations of motionLinear gravitational theoryradiation reactionself-force

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25)

Abstract: A point particle of mass $mu$ moving on a geodesic creates a perturbation $h_{ab}$, of the spacetime metric $g_{ab}$, that diverges at the particle. Simple expressions are given for the singular $mu/r$ part of $h_{ab}$ and its distortion caused by the spacetime. This singular part $h^S{S}_{ab}$ is described in different coordinate systems and in different gauges. Subtracting $h^S{S}_{ab}$ from $h_{ab}$ leaves a regular remainder $h_{ab}^R$. The self-force on the particle from its own gravitational field adjusts the world line at $Or(mu)$ to be a geodesic of $g_{ab}+h_{ab}^R$; this adjustment includes all of the effects of radiation reaction. For the case that the particle is a small non-rotating black hole, we give a uniformly valid approximation to a solution of the Einstein equations, with a remainder of $Or(m{u}^2)$ as $muo0$. An example presents the actual steps involved in a self-force calculation. Gauge freedom introduces ambiguity in perturbation analysis. However, physically interesting problems avoid this ambiguity.

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