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"Gravitational Radiation from Post-Newtonian Sources
and Inspiralling Compact Binaries"
Luc Blanchet 
Abstract
1 Introduction
A Post-Newtonian Sources
2 Non-linear Iteration of the Vacuum Field Equations
3 Asymptotic Gravitational Waveform
4 Matching to a Post-Newtonian Source
5 Interior Field of a Post-Newtonian Source
B Compact Binary Systems
6 Regularization of the Field of Point Particles
7 Newtonian-like Equations of Motion
8 Conservative Dynamics of Compact Binaries
9 Gravitational Waves from Compact Binaries
10 Eccentric Compact Binaries
11 Spinning Compact Binaries
Acknowledgments
References
Footnotes
Updates
Figures
Tables

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Major update published on 13 February 2014

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Major revision, updated and expanded. About 180 new references. Improved introduction with added Section 1.2 on quadrupole formalism; More extensive description of asymptotic waveform and relation between radiative and source moments (Section 3.3); More complete discussion on radiation reaction effects (5.2) and explicit radiation reaction potentials (5.4); New Section 7.5 on the PN metric in the near zone; New sections on conservative dynamics: stability of orbits (8.2), first law of binary dynamics (8.3), comparison with self-force computations (8.4); New Section 9.5 on spherical-harmonic modes of gravitational waves; New sections on eccentric binaries: structure of the motion (10.1), quasi-Keplerian representation (10.2), averaged fluxes (10.3); New sections on spin effects: Lagrangian formalism (11.1), equations of motion (11.2), spin-orbit terms in the phase (11.3).

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http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2006-4


Fast-track revision published on 15 January 2016

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Minor update. Added 13 new references. More accurate quotations on spins. Minor improvements in wording. Added new PN subdominant gravitational-wave modes and SF comparisons.


Fast-track revision published on 16 February 2016

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Minor update. Added 12 new references. Added a discussion on 4PN equations of motion.