Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2000-05-10
Phys.Rev. D62 (2000) 064029
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
17 pages, 1 figure
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.62.064029
Several different methods have recently been proposed for calculating the motion of a point particle coupled to a linearized gravitational field on a curved background. These proposals are motivated by the hope that the point particle system will accurately model certain astrophysical systems which are promising candidates for observation by the new generation of gravitational wave detectors. Because of its mathematical simplicity, the analogous system consisting of a point particle coupled to a scalar field provides a useful context in which to investigate these proposed methods. In this paper, we generalize the axiomatic approach of Quinn and Wald in order to produce a general expression for the self force on a point particle coupled to a scalar field following an arbitrary trajectory on a curved background. Our equation includes the leading order effects of the particle's own fields, commonly referred to as ``self force'' or ``radiation reaction'' effects. We then explore the equations of motion which follow from this expression in the absence of non-scalar forces.
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