Scattering amplitudes for binary systems beyond GR
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Author(s)
Gonzalez, Mariana Carrillo
de Rham, Claudia
Tolley, Andrew J
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Amplitude methods have proven to be a promising technique to perform Post-Minkowskian calculations used as inputs to construct gravitational waveforms. In this paper, we show how these methods can be extended beyond the standard calculations in General Relativity with a minimal coupling to matter. As proof of principle, we consider spinless particles conformally coupled to a gravitational helicity-0 mode. We clarify the subtleties in the matching procedure that lead to the potential for conformally coupled matter. We show that in the probe particle limit, we can reproduce well known results for the field profile. With the scattering amplitudes at hand, we compute the conservative potential and scattering angle for the binary system. We find that the result is a non trivial expansion that involves not only the coupling strengths, but also a non trivial dependence on the energy/momentum of the scattered particles.
Date Issued
2021-11-12
Date Acceptance
2021-10-01
Citation
The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021, 87 (11), pp.1-36
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
SpringerOpen
Start Page
1
End Page
36
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
87
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© The Authors. Open Access . This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits any use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Subjects
Classical Theories of Gravity
Effective Field Theories
GRAVITATIONAL-RADIATION REACTION
GRAVITY
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Scattering Amplitudes
Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 087
Date Publish Online
2021-11-12