Conditions for static balance for the post-Newtonian two-body problem with electric charge in general relativity

• Published in: Physics letters. A Vol. 61; no. 5; pp. 297 - 298
• Main Authors: Barker, B.M., O'Connell, R.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 30.05.1977

The usual condition for static balance, for two bodies with masses and charges m i and e i ( i = 1, 2), is e i=±G 1 2 m i . From a post-Newtonian analysis of the two-body problem, an alternate condition for static balance e i=±(Gm 1m 2) 1 2 has been found. We do not know if this condition is exact b...