Capture of non-relativistic particles in eccentric orbits by a Kerr black hole

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/29/21/217001zbMATH Open1266.83131arXiv1208.3931OpenAlexW2040346556MaRDI QIDQ4920173FDOQ4920173

Clifford M. Will

Publication date: 16 May 2013

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

Abstract: We obtain approximate analytic expressions for the critical value of the total angular momentum of a non-relativistic test particle moving in the Kerr geometry, such that it will be captured by the black hole. The expressions apply to arbitrary orbital inclinations, and are accurate over the entire range of angular momentum for the Kerr black hole. The expressions can be easily implemented in N-body simulations of the evolution of star clusters around massive galactic black holes, where such captures play an important role.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.3931

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zbMATH Keywords

black holeKerr geometrynon-relativistic test particle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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