Non-minimal coupling, negative null energy, and effective field theory
By Eleni-Alexandra Kontou
By Luc Blanchet
Appears in collection : Damour Fest: Adventures in Gravitation
The post-Newtonian approximation to general relativity plays a paramount role in the discovery of gravitational waves by LIGO and Virgo. In this talk, we highlight the seminal contributions from Thibault and review the latest developments concerning the definition of accurate PN templates for gravitational waves.