Stability of circular orbits in general relativity: a Phase space analysis

DOI10.1007/S10773-008-9899-3zbMATH Open1171.83309arXiv0808.3239OpenAlexW2167248384MaRDI QIDQ2390845FDOQ2390845

Yanyan Li

Publication date: 10 August 2009

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Phase space method provides a novel way for deducing qualitative features of nonlinear differential equations without actually solving them. The method is applied here for analyzing stability of circular orbits of test particles in various physically interesting environments. The approach is shown to work in a revealing way in Schwarzschild spacetime. All relevant conclusions about circular orbits in the Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime are shown to be remarkably encoded in a single parameter. The analysis in the rotating Kerr black hole readily exposes information as to how stability depends on the ratio of source rotation to particle angular momentum. As a wider application, it is exemplified how the analysis reveals useful information when applied to motion in a refractive medium, for instance, that of optical black holes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3239

zbMATH Keywords

dynamical systemsstabilitygravitational fieldcircular orbits

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Black holes (83C57)

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