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1 | (4) |
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1.1 Equations of motion of extended bodies |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Equations of motion of small black holes |
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2 | (3) |
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2 Foundations of the post-Newtonian approximation |
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5 | (30) |
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5 | (1) |
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2.2 Newtonian limit and asymptotic Newtonian sequence |
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6 | (2) |
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2.3 Post-Newtonian hierarchy |
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8 | (2) |
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2.4 A calculation using harmonic coordinates |
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10 | (3) |
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2.5 The strong field point particle limit |
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13 | (2) |
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2.6 Surface integrals and body zone |
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15 | (1) |
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2.7 Scalings on the initial hypersurface |
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16 | (1) |
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2.8 Newtonian equations for extended bodies |
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17 | (2) |
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2.9 Einstein's field equations |
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19 | (2) |
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2.10 Near zone and body zone contributions |
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21 | (5) |
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2.11 Lorentz contraction and multipole moments |
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26 | (1) |
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2.12 General form of the equations of motion |
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27 | (1) |
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2.13 Remarks on the arbitrary constant RA |
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28 | (1) |
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2.14 The Newtonian and 1PN equations of motion |
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29 | (4) |
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2.15 A comment on body zone boundary dependent terms |
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33 | (2) |
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3 The third post-Newtonian approximation |
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35 | (20) |
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3.1 Super-potential versus surface integrals |
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35 | (3) |
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3.2 3PN mass-energy relation |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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3.4 3PN momentum-velocity relation |
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41 | (2) |
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3.5 3PN equations of motion with log terms |
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43 | (1) |
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3.6 The arbitrary constant εRA |
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44 | (2) |
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3.7 Final form of 3PN equations of motion |
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46 | (6) |
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3.8 Observations and comments |
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52 | (3) |
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4 Two-body problem in general relativity |
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55 | (26) |
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4.1 Equations of motion for a binary system |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (6) |
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4.3 Light-like signals: Shapiro time delay |
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62 | (3) |
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4.4 Orbital period decay via gravitational radiation |
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65 | (2) |
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4.5 Perturbations of contact elements |
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67 | (4) |
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4.6 Perturbations of osculating elements |
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71 | (1) |
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4.7 Perturbations due to gravitational radiation reaction |
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72 | (2) |
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4.8 Derivations by balance arguments |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (3) |
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5 Small black holes: geometrical preliminaries |
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81 | (12) |
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5.1 The Fermi property of the background |
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81 | (5) |
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5.2 The line-element of the background |
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86 | (2) |
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5.3 The field equations near r = 0 |
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88 | (5) |
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6 Small charged black holes: equations of motion |
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93 | (14) |
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6.1 Black hole as perturbation of background |
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93 | (2) |
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6.2 The vacuum Einstein-Maxwell field equations |
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95 | (7) |
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6.3 The equations of motion |
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102 | (2) |
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6.4 Observations and prospects |
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104 | (3) |
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7 Gravitational physics of few-body systems |
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107 | (12) |
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7.1 Choreographic solutions for the N-body problem |
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107 | (2) |
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7.2 Gravitational waves from few-body systems |
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109 | (3) |
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7.3 General relativistic figure-eight solution |
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112 | (7) |
| Appendix A Far zone contribution |
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119 | (6) |
| Appendix B Effects of extendedness of stars |
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125 | (8) |
| Appendix C Null geodesic congruences |
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133 | (4) |
| Appendix D Perturbed field equations |
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137 | (6) |
| References |
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143 | (8) |
| Index |
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