Abstract
We use effective field theory tools to study nonconservative effects in the gravitational two-body problem in general spacetime dimension. Using the classical version of the Closed Time Path formalism, we treat both the radiative gravitational field and its dynamical sources within a single action principle. New results include the radiation-reaction effective action in arbitrary dimensions to leading and +1PN orders, as well as the generalized quadrupole formula to order +1PN.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 124065 |
| Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Jun 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 American Physical Society.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)