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Gravitational waveforms from restriction theory and rapid-decay homology

Abstract:
We present a systematic framework for computing frequency-domain gravitational waveforms from relativistic binary scattering in different asymptotic regimes. The method yields a controlled series expansion that can in principle be extended to arbitrary order in the relevant kinematic parameter. By combining differential-equation techniques with restriction theory and algebraic-geometry methods for impact-parameter-space Fourier integrals, we derive recursion relations that generate the leading-order (tree-level) waveform in both the soft-emission and post-Newtonian regimes, establishing a proof of principle for extending the approach to higher-loop computations. Finally, following constraints from rapid-decay homology, we show that the Fourier integrals underlying the waveform satisfy ε-form differential equations mixing Bessel- and exponential-type kernels, marking a first step toward uncovering the analytic structure of the exact solution.
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
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UKRI FLF MR/Y003829/1
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https://ror.org/0472cxd90
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ERC-AdG-885414
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DE-SC0011941
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https://ror.org/01ehyh486
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20223ANFHR
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10.13039/100015564


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American Physical Society
Journal:
Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology) More from this journal
Volume:
113
Issue:
8
Article number:
85011
Publication date:
2026-04-15
Acceptance date:
2026-03-04
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EISSN:
2470-0029
ISSN:
2470-0010


Language:
English
Pubs id:
2409898
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pubs:2409898
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W7133529456
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2026-06-04
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