Spherical scalar waves and gravity - redshift and backscattering

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/15/6/019MaRDI QIDQ4270451zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Edward Malec, Tadeusz Chmaj, Niall Ó. Murchadha

Publication date 21 November 1999

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9712022

zbMATH Keywords

Schwarzschild radius

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Gravitational waves (83C35) General relativity (83C99) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: This article investigates the interaction of a spherically symmetric massless scalar field with a strong gravitational field. It focuses on the propagation of waves in regions outside any horizons. The two factors acting on the waves can be identified as a redshift and a backscattering. The influence of backscattering on the intensity of the outgoing radiation is studied and rigorous quantitative upper bounds obtained. These show that the total flux may be decreased if the sources are placed in a region adjoining an apparent horizon. Backscattering can be neglected in the case $2m_0/R<<1$, that is when the emitter is located at a distance from a black hole much larger than the Schwarzschild radius. This backscattering may have noticeable astrophysical consequences.

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