Abstract
The expansion in the distance to the source is applied to the linearized gravity, and its multipole expansion in the radiation field with irreducible Cartesian tensors is presented. Then, the energy, momentum, and angular momentum in the gravitational waves are provided for linearized gravity. All of these results have two parts, which are associated with the tensor part and the scalar part in the multipole expansion of linearized gravity, respectively. The former is the same as that in General Relativity, and the latter, as the correction to the result in General Relativity, is caused by the massive scalar degree of freedom and plays an important role in distinguishing General Relativity and gravity.
- Received 7 January 2018
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.084027
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