2 00 6 Tidal Dynamics in Kerr Spacetime

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  • C. Chicone
  • B. Mashhoon
چکیده

The motion of free nearby test particles relative to a stable equatorial circular geodesic orbit about a Kerr source is investigated. It is shown that the nonlinear generalized Jacobi equation can be transformed in this case to an autonomous form. Tidal dynamics beyond the critical speed c/ √ 2 is studied. We show, in particular, that a free test particle vertically launched from the circular orbit parallel or antiparallel to the Kerr rotation axis is tidally accelerated if its initial relative speed exceeds c/ √ 2. Possible applications of our results to high-energy astrophysics are briefly mentioned.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006