Post-adiabatic dynamics and waveform generation in self-force theory: an invariant pseudo-Hamiltonian framework

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Hauptverfasser: Lewis, Jack, Kakehi, Takafumi, Pound, Adam, Tanaka, Takahiro
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author Lewis, Jack
Kakehi, Takafumi
Pound, Adam
Tanaka, Takahiro
author_facet Lewis, Jack
Kakehi, Takafumi
Pound, Adam
Tanaka, Takahiro
contents Gravitational waveform modeling in self-force theory has reached a mature stage in recent years, with fast and accurate models emerging at both adiabatic (0PA) and first post-adiabatic (1PA) orders in a multiscale expansion. Here, we provide a gauge-invariant 1PA waveform-generation framework that involves no direct calculation of the (gauge-dependent) self-force. To achieve this, we recast the multiscale framework in a pseudo-Hamiltonian form, working on the six-dimensional phase space intrinsic to the multiscale expansion. We characterize the gauge freedom on phase space and show how a localization procedure avoids nonlocal-in time effects in the 1PA dynamics. We find a conservative Hamiltonian structure can be naturally embedded into the complete, dissipative 1PA pseudo-Hamiltonian dynamics, giving rise to natural definitions of the conserved energy, angular momentum, and radial and polar actions. As a byproduct, we clarify that the on-shell value of the conservative Hamiltonian is equal to the mechanical energy historically predicted by the first law of binary black hole mechanics.
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spellingShingle Post-adiabatic dynamics and waveform generation in self-force theory: an invariant pseudo-Hamiltonian framework
Lewis, Jack
Kakehi, Takafumi
Pound, Adam
Tanaka, Takahiro
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Gravitational waveform modeling in self-force theory has reached a mature stage in recent years, with fast and accurate models emerging at both adiabatic (0PA) and first post-adiabatic (1PA) orders in a multiscale expansion. Here, we provide a gauge-invariant 1PA waveform-generation framework that involves no direct calculation of the (gauge-dependent) self-force. To achieve this, we recast the multiscale framework in a pseudo-Hamiltonian form, working on the six-dimensional phase space intrinsic to the multiscale expansion. We characterize the gauge freedom on phase space and show how a localization procedure avoids nonlocal-in time effects in the 1PA dynamics. We find a conservative Hamiltonian structure can be naturally embedded into the complete, dissipative 1PA pseudo-Hamiltonian dynamics, giving rise to natural definitions of the conserved energy, angular momentum, and radial and polar actions. As a byproduct, we clarify that the on-shell value of the conservative Hamiltonian is equal to the mechanical energy historically predicted by the first law of binary black hole mechanics.
title Post-adiabatic dynamics and waveform generation in self-force theory: an invariant pseudo-Hamiltonian framework
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08081