Evolution of inspiral orbits around a Schwarzschild black hole

We present results from calculations of the orbital evolution in eccentric binaries of nonrotating black holes with extreme mass-ratios. Our inspiral model is based on the method of osculating geodesics, and is the first to incorporate the full gravitational self-force (GSF) effect, including conser...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2013-12
Main Authors: Warburton, Niels, Akcay, Sarp, Barack, Leor, Gair, Jonathan R, Sago, Norichika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binary stars
Eccentric orbits
Evolution
Geodesy
Gravitational effects
Gravitational waves
Interpolation
Mathematical models
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Summary:We present results from calculations of the orbital evolution in eccentric binaries of nonrotating black holes with extreme mass-ratios. Our inspiral model is based on the method of osculating geodesics, and is the first to incorporate the full gravitational self-force (GSF) effect, including conservative corrections. The GSF information is encapsulated in an analytic interpolation formula based on numerical GSF data for over a thousand sample geodesic orbits. We assess the importance of including conservative GSF corrections in waveform models for gravitational-wave searches.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1111.6908