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Gravitational-wave amplitudes for compact binaries in eccentric orbits at the third post-Newtonian order: Tail contributions and post-adiabatic corrections

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2019-09-24 v3

Abstract

We compute the tail contributions to the gravitational-wave mode amplitudes for compact binaries in eccentric orbits at the third post-Newtonian order of general relativity. We combine them with the already available instantaneous pieces and include the post-adiabatic corrections required to fully account for the effects of radiation-reaction forces on the motion. We compare the resulting waveform in the small eccentricity limit to the circular one, finding perfect agreement.

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@article{arxiv.1904.11814,
  title  = {Gravitational-wave amplitudes for compact binaries in eccentric orbits at the third post-Newtonian order: Tail contributions and post-adiabatic corrections},
  author = {Yannick Boetzel and Chandra Kant Mishra and Guillaume Faye and Achamveedu Gopakumar and Bala R. Iyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.11814},
  year   = {2019}
}

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