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For most astrophysical systems (except black holes) the Newtonian theory provides a good first approximation. This is certainly true for the planetary system but also for more exotic objects like the binary pulsar PSR 1913 + 16. In such situations, it suffices to study the effects predicted by general relativity in a consistent post-Newtonian approximation, i.e. at a level of approximation in which gravitational radiation plays no rôle.
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Straumann, N. (1984). The Post-Newtonian Approximation. In: General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84439-3_11
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