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What's the difference between a post-Minkowskian approximation and a post-Newtonian one?
I'm studying the book Gravity by Poisson & Will. Specifically, I'm interested in the post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian approximations showed in chapters 6-10. The problem I'm having is ...
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When does the Post-Newtonian expansion break down?
In the book Gravitational waves Vol.1: theory and experiment by M.Maggiore, in chapter 5, page 236, the author discusses the Post-Newtonian (PN) expansion and says that it is valid for small speed and ...
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How to find the terms of Post-Newtonian approximation?
I am studying the Damour paper on the Post-Minkowskian approximation to the 2 bodies problem in General Relativity (paper) but can't really understand the explanation of the previous state of the art, ...
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