Black hole binary dynamics from the double copy and effective theory

Zvi Bern, Clifford Cheung, Radu Roiban, Chia Hsien Shen, Mikhail P. Solon, Mao Zeng

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

310 Scopus citations

Abstract

We describe a systematic framework for computing the conservative potential of a compact binary system using modern tools from scattering amplitudes and effective field theory. Our approach combines methods for integration and matching adapted from effective field theory, generalized unitarity, and the double-copy construction, which relates gravity integrands to simpler gauge-theory expressions. With these methods we derive the third post-Minkowskian correction to the conservative two-body Hamiltonian for spinless black holes. We describe in some detail various checks of our integration methods and the resulting Hamiltonian.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number206
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2019
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Black hole binary dynamics from the double copy and effective theory'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this