EFTofPNG: a package for high precision computation with the effective field theory of post-Newtonian gravity
Creators
- 1. Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
- 2. Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert-Einstein-Institute), Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm (Germany)
Description
We present a novel public package 'EFTofPNG' for high precision computation in the effective field theory of post-Newtonian (PN) gravity, including spins. We created this package in view of the timely need to publicly share automated computation tools, which integrate the various types of physics manifested in the expected increasing influx of gravitational wave (GW) data. Hence, we created a free and open source package, which is self-contained, modular, all-inclusive, and accessible to the classical gravity community. The 'EFTofPNG' Mathematica package also uses the power of the 'xTensor' package, suited for complicated tensor computation, where our coding also strategically approaches the generic generation of Feynman contractions, which is universal to all perturbation theories in physics, by efficiently treating n-point functions as tensors of rank n. The package currently contains four independent units, which serve as subsidiaries to the main one. Its final unit serves as a pipeline chain for the obtainment of the final GW templates, and provides the full computation of derivatives and physical observables of interest. The upcoming 'EFTofPNG' package version 1.0 should cover the point mass sector, and all the spin sectors, up to the fourth PN order, and the two-loop level. We expect and strongly encourage public development of the package to improve its efficiency, and to extend it to further PN sectors, and observables useful for the waveform modelling. (paper)
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aa941eAdditional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 34
- Journal Issue
- 24
- Journal Page Range
- [13 p.]
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 52020938
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; FIELD THEORIES; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; PERTURBATION THEORY; SPIN; TENSORS; WAVE FORMS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SIMULATION