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We compute the classical one-loop gravitational Compton amplitude describing the scattering of a graviton off a massive spinning compact object at the second post-Minkowskian order, including terms through the quartic order in spin. Our analysis includes spin-induced finite-size effects up to the hexadecapolar order and extends recent results obtained for minimal couplings at the quadratic order in spin. From the amplitude, we determine the scattering phase in momentum space, applicable in both the eikonal and wave regimes. In the eikonal limit, we then isolate the spin-independent contribution of the graviton field, explicitly linking it to the dynamics of a massless scalar probe in a Kerr background. This constitutes the first complete description of classical one-loop Compton scattering for generic spinning compact objects at the second post-Minkowskian and hexadecapolar orders.

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Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
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2025-12-18
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https://doi.org/10.1103/1zs7-kj4f
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Scattering gravitons off general spinning compact objects to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">O</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:

Karl J. Friston
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Scattering gravitons off general spinning compact objects to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">O</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:

Karl J. Friston
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We compute the classical one-loop gravitational Compton amplitude describing the scattering of a graviton off a massive spinning compact object at the second post-Minkowskian order, including terms through the quartic order in spin. Our analysis includes spin-induced finite-size effects up to the hexadecapolar order and extends recent results obtained for minimal couplings at the quadratic order in spin. From the amplitude, we determine the scattering phase in momentum space, applicable in both the eikonal and wave regimes. In the eikonal limit, we then isolate the spin-independent contribution of the graviton field, explicitly linking it to the dynamics of a massless scalar probe in a Kerr background. This constitutes the first complete description of classical one-loop Compton scattering for generic spinning compact objects at the second post-Minkowskian and hexadecapolar orders.

Physical review. D/Physical review. D.Vol. 113(4)
University of Edinburgh (GB)
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Scattering gravitons off general spinning compact objects to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">O</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml: — Karl J. Friston · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS