Collimation (and Other) Effects of the Kerr Field: an Interpretation

Article

Collimation (and Other) Effects of the Kerr Field: an Interpretation

Semerák, O.

Astrophys. Lett. Commun. 33, 275-286 (1996)

Abstract

Several features of the Kerr field are interpreted in terms of the gravitational and inertial "forces": the (recently found) collimation effect (and also the geodesic motion in general), the occurrence of the central repulsive region, of the ergosphere, and of the horizon. In particular, it is claimed -- and also illustrated on comparison with several figures of trajectories in the Newtonian scalar model of the Kerr field -- that the rotational dragging does not play a major role in collimations.

Institute authors

Semerák, Oldřich

Supported by

GACR 202/93/0503 — Relativistic physics and astrophysics
GAUK 318/1993 — Relativistická teorie gravitace

BibTeX

@article{UTF744,
  author        = {Semerák, O.},
  title         = {{Collimation (and Other) Effects of the Kerr Field: an Interpretation}},
  journal       = {Astrophys. Lett. Commun.},
  volume        = {33},
  pages         = {275-286},
  year          = {1996},
}