Spin effects in the inspiral of coalescing compact binaries
Spin effects in the inspiral of coalescing compact binaries
We derive the contributions of spin-orbit and spin-spin coupling to the gravitational radiation from coalescing binary systems of spinning compact objects. We calculate spin effects in the symmetric, trace-free radiative multipoles that determine the gravitational wave form, and the rate of energy loss. Assuming a balance between energy radiated and …