Explicit solution of the gravitational two-body problem at the second
post-Minkowskian order
Explicit solution of the gravitational two-body problem at the second
post-Minkowskian order
The worldlines (in harmonic coordinates) of two gravitationally interacting massive bodies at the second post-Minkowskian order are described in explicit form. Both the conservative case and the radiation-reacted case are considered. We use our results to check the changes, during scattering, of the individual momenta, as well as of the …