Spinning Particles in the Kerr Field

Conference paper

Spinning Particles in the Kerr Field

Semerák, O.

In: Nonlinear Gravitodynamics: The Lense-Thirring Effect, ed. R. Ruffini, C. Sigismondi, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 74-80 (2003)

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Abstract

Mathisson-Papapetrou equations are solved numerically to obtain trajectories of spinning test particles in (the meridional section of) the Kerr spacetime. The conditions pσSμσ = 0 are used to close the system of equations. A spin-curvature interaction may in principle lead to considerable deviations from geodesic motion. However, in astrophysical situations probably no large spin effects can be expected for the values of spin consistent with a pole-dipole test-particle approximation.

Note

ISBN: 978-981-238-347-1

Institute authors

Semerák, Oldřich

Supported by

GACR 202/96/0206 — Relativistic physics and astrophysics
GAUK 230/1996 — Relativistická teorie gravitace, astrofyzika a kosmologie

BibTeX

@inproceedings{UTF771,
  author        = {Semerák, O.},
  title         = {{Spinning Particles in the Kerr Field}},
  booktitle     = {Nonlinear Gravitodynamics: The Lense-Thirring Effect},
  editor        = {R. Ruffini, C. Sigismondi},
  publisher     = {World Scientific},
  address       = {Singapore},
  pages         = {74-80},
  year          = {2003},
  month         = {5},
  doi           = {10.1142/9789812564818\_0005},
  note          = {ISBN: 978-981-238-347-1},
}