Mimicking Kerr’s multipole moments

Multipole Moments In

This paper contains discussion of the problem of motion of extended e.g. non point test bodies in multidimensional space. Extended bodies are described in terms of so called multipole moments. Using approximated form of equations of motion for extended bodies deviation from geodesic motion is derived. Results are applied to special form of space-time. PACS number(s): 04.25.-g, 04.50.+h, 11.25.Mj

Multipole Moments of Static Spacetimes

Multipole moments of axisymmetric spacetimes

In this thesis we study multipole moments of axisymmetric spacetimes. Using the recursive definition of the multipole moments of Geroch and Hansen we develop a method for computing all multipole moments of a stationary axisymmetric spacetime without the use of a recursion. This is a generalisation of a method developed by Herberthson for the static case. Using Herberthson’s method we also devel...

Aperture Multipole Moments from Weak

The projected mass of a gravitational lens inside (circular) apertures can be derived from the measured shear inside an annulus which is caused by the tidal eld of the deeecting mass distribution. Here we show that also the multipoles of the two-dimensional mass distribution can be derived from the shear in annuli. We derive several expressions for these mass multipole moments in terms of the s...

Explicit multipole moments of stationary axisymmetric spacetimes

In this article we study multipole moments of axisymmetric stationary asymptotically flat spacetimes. We show how the tensorial recursion of Geroch and Hansen can be reduced to a recursion of scalar functions. We also demonstrate how a careful choice of conformal factor collects all moments into one complex valued function on R, where the moments appear as the derivatives at 0. As an applicatio...