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Radiation reaction for spinning bodies in effective field theory. II. Spin-spin effects

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Author(s):
Maia, Natalia T. ; Galley, Chad R. ; Leibovich, Adam K. ; Porto, Rafael A.
Total Authors: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: PHYSICAL REVIEW D; v. 96, n. 8, p. 9-pg., 2017-10-30.
Abstract

We compute the leading post-Newtonian (PN) contributions at quadratic order in the spins to the radiation-reaction acceleration and spin evolution for binary systems, entering at four-and-a-half PN order. Our calculation includes the backreaction from finite-size spin effects, which is presented for the first time. The computation is carried out, from first principles, using the effective field theory framework for spinning extended objects. At this order, nonconservative effects in the spin-spin sector are independent of the spin supplementary conditions. A nontrivial consistency check is performed by showing that the energy loss induced by the resulting radiation-reaction force is equivalent to the total emitted power in the far zone. We find that, in contrast to the spin-orbit contributions (reported in a companion paper), the radiation reaction affects the evolution of the spin vectors once spin-spin effects are incorporated. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/25212-3 - An effective field theory approach to cosmology
Grantee:Rafael Alejandro Porto Pereira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers
FAPESP's process: 14/10748-5 - An effective field theory approach to cosmology
Grantee:Rafael Alejandro Porto Pereira
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants