Conservative and Radiative Dynamics of Spinning Bodies at Third Post-Minkowskian Order Using Worldline Quantum Field Theory
Abstract
Using the spinning worldline quantum field theory formalism we calculate the quadratic-in-spin momentum impulse Δ piμ and spin kick Δ aiμ from a scattering of two arbitrarily oriented spinning massive bodies (black holes or neutron stars) in a weak gravitational background up to third post-Minkowskian (PM) order (G3). Two-loop Feynman integrals are performed in the potential region, yielding conservative results. For spins aligned to the orbital angular momentum we find a conservative scattering angle that is fully consistent with state-of-the-art post-Newtonian results. Using the 2PM radiated angular momentum previously obtained by Plefka, Steinhoff, and the present authors, we generalize the angle to include radiation-reaction effects, in which case it avoids divergences in the high-energy limit.
- Publication:
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Physical Review Letters
- Pub Date:
- April 2022
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.141102
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2201.07778
- Bibcode:
- 2022PhRvL.128n1102J
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- 5 pages, 2 figures + appendices