Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2000-03-16
Rom.J.Phys. 45 (2000) 389-414
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
PS, 21 pages. To appear in the Romanian Journal of Physics
Scientific paper
The method of asymptotic expansions is used to build an approximation scheme relevant to celestial mechanics in relativistic theories of gravitation. A scalar theory is considered, both as a simple example and for its own sake. This theory is summarized, then the relevant boundary problem is seen to be the full initial-value problem. It is shown that, with any given system of gravitating bodies, one may associate a one-parameter family of similar systems, the parameter measuring the gravitational field-strength. After a specific change of units, the derivation of asymptotic expansions becomes straightforward. Two hypotheses could be made as to which time variable has to be used in the expansion. The first one leads to an "asymptotic" post-Newtonian approximation (PNA) with instantaneous propagation, differing from the standard PNA in that, in the asymptotic PNA, all fields are expanded. The second hypothese could lead to an "asymptotic" post-Minkowskian approximation (PMA) allowing to describe propagation effects, but it is not compatible with the Newtonian limit. It is shown that the standard PNA is not compatible with the application of the usual method of asymptotic expansions as envisaged here.
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