Non-relativistic gravitation: from Newton to Einstein and back
Abstract
We present an improvement to the classical effective theory approach to the non-relativistic or post-Newtonian approximation of general relativity. The 'potential metric field' is decomposed through a temporal Kaluza Klein ansatz into three non-relativistic gravity (NRG) fields: a scalar identified with the Newtonian potential, a 3-vector corresponding to the gravito-magnetic vector potential and a 3-tensor. The derivation of the Einstein Infeld Hoffmann Lagrangian simplifies such that each term corresponds to a single Feynman diagram providing a clear physical interpretation. Spin interactions are dominated by the exchange of the gravito-magnetic field. Leading correction diagrams corresponding to the 3PN correction to the spin spin interaction and the 2.5PN correction to the spin orbit interaction are presented.
- Publication:
-
Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Pub Date:
- July 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0264-9381/25/14/145011
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0712.4116
- Bibcode:
- 2008CQGra..25n5011K
- Keywords:
-
- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- 10 pages, 3 figures. v2: published version. v3: Added a computation of Einstein-Infeld-Hoffmann in higher dimensions within our improved ClEFT which partially confirms and partially corrects a previous computation. See notes added at end of introduction