Quadrupole effects on the motion of extended bodies in Kerr spacetime

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/25/12/125007zbMATH Open1144.83315arXiv0910.2842OpenAlexW1991262251WikidataQ62560849 ScholiaQ62560849MaRDI QIDQ3514962FDOQ3514962

Authors: Donato Bini, Andrea Geralico, Pierluigi Fortini, Antonello Ortolan 

Publication date: 23 July 2008

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The motion of a body endowed with dipolar as well as quadrupolar structure is investigated in the Kerr background according to the Dixon's model, extending a previous analysis done in the Schwarzschild background. The full set of evolution equations is solved under the simplifying assumptions of constant frame components for both the spin and the quadrupole tensors and that the center of mass moves along an equatorial circular orbit, the total four-momentum of the body being aligned with it. We find that the motion deviates from the geodesic one due to the internal structure of the body, leading to measurable effects. Corrections to the geodesic value of the orbital period of a close binary system orbiting the Galactic Center are discussed assuming that the Galactic Center is a Kerr supermassive black hole.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.2842

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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