The First Law of Mechanics in General Relativity & Isochrone Orbits in Newtonian Gravity / by Paul Ramond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramond, Paul, author.

Series:

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 2190-5061

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gravitation.

General relativity (Physics).

Astrophysics.

Gravitational Physics.

General Relativity.

Newtonian Physics.

Local Subjects:

Gravitational Physics.

General Relativity.

Newtonian Physics.

Astrophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

The thesis tackles two distinct problems of great interest in gravitational mechanics — one relativistic and one Newtonian. The relativistic one is concerned with the "first law of binary mechanics", a remarkably simple variational relation that plays a crucial role in the modern understanding of the gravitational two-body problem, thereby contributing to the effort to detect gravitational-wave signals from binary systems of black holes and neutron stars. The work reported in the thesis provides a mathematically elegant extension of previous results to compact objects that carry spin angular momentum and quadrupolar deformations, which more accurately represent astrophysical bodies than mere point particles. The Newtonian problem is concerned with the isochrone problem of celestial mechanics, namely the determination of the set of radial potentials whose bounded orbits have a radial period independent of the angular momentum. The thesis solves this problem completely in a geometrical way and explores its consequence on a variety of levels, in particular with a complete characterisation of isochrone orbits. The thesis is exceptional in the breadth of its scope and achievements. It is clearly and eloquently written, makes excellent use of images, provides careful explanations of the concepts and calculations, and it conveys the author’s personality in a way that is rare in scientific writing, while never sacrificing academic rigor.

Contents:

Gravitational Theory

Multipolar Particles

Helical Isometry

First Laws of Mechanics

The First Law at Dipolar Order.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Ramond, Paul The First Law of Mechanics in General Relativity and Isochrone Orbits in Newtonian Gravity

ISBN:

9783031179648

OCLC:

1378937198