Teukolsky evolution of particle orbits around Kerr black holes in the time domain: Elliptic and inclined orbits

Gaurav Khanna
Phys. Rev. D 69, 024016 – Published 30 January 2004
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Abstract

We extend the treatment of the problem of the gravitational waves produced by a particle of negligible mass orbiting a Kerr black hole using black hole perturbation theory in the time domain to elliptic and inclined orbits. We model the particle by smearing the singularities in the source term using narrow Gaussian distributions. We compare results (energy and angular momentum fluxes) for such orbits with those computed using the frequency domain formalism.

  • Received 22 September 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.69.024016

©2004 American Physical Society

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Gaurav Khanna

  • Physics Department, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747, USA
  • Natural Science Division, Southampton College of Long Island University, Southampton, New York 11968, USA

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Vol. 69, Iss. 2 — 15 January 2004

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