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Gravitational waves from a spinning particle in circular orbits around a rotating black hole

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-09 v1

Abstract

Using the Teukolsky and Sasaki-Nakamura formalisms for the perterbations around a Kerr black hole, we calculate the energy flux of gravitational waves induced by a {\it spinning} particle of mass μ\mu and spin SS moving in circular orbits near the equatorial plain of a rotating black hole of mass M(μ)M (\gg \mu) and spin MaMa. The calculations are performed by using the recently developed post-Newtonian expansion technique of the Teukolsky equation. To evaluate the source terms of perturbations caused by a {\it spinning} particle, we used the equations of motion of a spinning particle derived by Papapetrou and the energy momentum tensor of a spinning particle derived by Dixon. We present the post-Newtonian formula of the gravitational wave luminosity up to the order (v/c)5(v/c)^5 beyond the quadrupole formula including the linear order of particle spin. The results obtained in this paper will be an important guideline to the post-Newtonian calculation of the inspiral of two spinning compact objects.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9602038,
  title  = {Gravitational waves from a spinning particle in circular orbits around a rotating black hole},
  author = {Takahiro Tanaka and Yasushi Mino and Misao Sasaki and Masaru Shibata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9602038},
  year   = {2009}
}

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20 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures available upon request