Generalized geodesic deviations: a Lagrangean approach

R. Kerner

Banach Center Publications (2003)

  • Volume: 59, Issue: 1, page 173-188
  • ISSN: 0137-6934

Abstract

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The geodesic deviation equations, called also the Jacobi equations, describe only the first-order effects, linear in the small parameter characterizing the deviation from an original worldline. They can be easily generalized if we take into account the higher-order terms. Here we derive these higher-order equations not only directly, but also from the Taylor expansion of the variational principle itself. Then we show how these equations can be used in a novel approach to the two-body problem in General Relativity

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R. Kerner. "Generalized geodesic deviations: a Lagrangean approach." Banach Center Publications 59.1 (2003): 173-188. <http://eudml.org/doc/281621>.

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