Radiation-reaction-induced evolution of circular orbits of particles around Kerr black holes.
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It is demonstrated that, in the adiabatic approximation, nonequatorial circular orbits of particles in the Kerr metric ~i.e., orbits of constant Boyer-Lindquist radius! remain circular under the influence of gravitational radiation reaction. A brief discussion is given of conditions for breakdown of adiabaticity and of whether slightly noncircular orbits are stable against the growth of eccentricity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. D, Particles and fields
دوره 53 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996