Phys. Rev. D 61, 104015 (2000) [11 pages]Can the post-Newtonian gravitational waveform of an inspiraling binary be improved by solving the energy balance equation numerically?Received 20 December 1999; published 25 April 2000 The detection of gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries using matched filtering depends crucially on the availability of accurate template waveforms. We determine whether the accuracy of the templates’ phasing can be improved by solving the post-Newtonian energy balance equation numerically, rather than (as is normally done) analytically within the post-Newtonian perturbative expansion. By specializing to the limit of a small mass ratio, we find evidence that there is no gain in accuracy. © 2000 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.61.104015
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.61.104015
PACS:
04.30.-w, 04.25.Nx, 04.80.Nn
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