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Poynting-Robertson effect as a dissipative system in general relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-03-20 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We determine for the first time in the literature the analytic form of the Rayleigh potential of the general relativistic Poynting-Robertson effect. The employed procedure is based on the use of an integrating factor and a new integration strategy where the test particle's dissipated energy represents the fundamental variable. The obtained results and their implications are discussed. Finally, concluding remarks and future projects are drawn.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2003.04416,
  title  = {Poynting-Robertson effect as a dissipative system in general relativity},
  author = {Vittorio De Falco and Emmanuele Battista},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.04416},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

13 pages, 3 figures; Accepted on Physical Review D. Much of this work appeared previously as arXiv:1911.03197, which remains un-published

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