General Post-Newtonian Orbital Effects

Auteur

Lorenzo Iorio is qualified as a Full Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Astrophysics at the Italian Ministry of University and Research. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Bari in 2001. His research focuses on gravitational physics, in particular, experimental/observational tests of general relativity and modified models of gravity. He is author of more than 250 publications and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Universe.

Texte du rabat

This book provides a unified way of calculating a variety of orbital effects due to general relativity and modified models of gravity, to first and second post-Newtonian orders. It gives explicit results valid for arbitrary orbital and spin configurations, without a-priori simplifying assumptions on the orbital eccentricity and inclination.

Contenu

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. General Calculational Scheme; 3. 1pN Gravitoelectric Effects: Mass Monopole(s); 4. 2pN Gravitoelectric Effects: Mass Monopoles; 5. 1pN Gravitomagnetic Effects: Spin Dipole(s); 6. 1pN Gravitomagnetic Effects: Spin Octupole; 7. Newtonian Effects: Mass Quadrupole(s); 8. 1pN Gravitoelectric Effects: Mass Quadrupole; 9. pK Tidal Effects: Distant 3rd Body; 10. Modified Models of Gravity: Orbital Precessions; Appendices.