Stability of noncircular and infinite motions of test bodies in general relativity (Q1118431)

The stability of finite noncircular motions and infinite motions of nonspinning and spinning test bodies in the Schwarzschild field has been investigated. It is shown that these motions are unstable by Lyapunov relative to variables r, \(\dot r\), \(\theta\), \({\dot \theta}\). The conditions of the stability in a finite interval of time for these motions have been found. The time interval of the motion stability has been numerically estimated.