Gravitational self-torque and spin precession in compact binaries

Abstract

We calculate the effect of self-interaction on the "geodetic" spin precession of a compact body in a strong-field orbit around a black hole. Specifically, we consider the spin precession angle $\psi$ per radian of orbital revolution for a particle carrying mass $\mu$ and spin $s\ll (G/c){\mu }^2$ in a circular orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole of mass $M\gg \mu$. We compute $\psi$ through $O(\mu /M)$ in perturbation theory, i.e, including the correction $\delta \psi$ (obtained numerically) due to the torque exerted by the conservative piece of the gravitational self-field. Comparison with a post-Newtonian (PN) expression for $\delta \psi$, derived here through 3PN order, shows good agreement but also reveals strong-field features which are not captured by the latter approximation. Our results can inform semi-analytical models of the strong-field dynamics in astrophysical binaries, important for ongoing and future gravitational-wave searches.

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