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Regularization of the Teukolsky Equation for Rotating Black Holes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-30 v1 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We show that the radial Teukolsky equation (in the frequency domain) with sources that extend to infinity has well-behaved solutions. To prove that, we follow Poisson approach to regularize the non-rotating hole, and extend it to the rotating case. To do so we use the Chandrasekhar transformation among the Teukolsky and Regge-Wheeler-like equations, and express the integrals over the source in terms of solutions to the homogeneous Regge-Wheeler-like equation, to finally regularize the resulting integral. We then discuss the applicability of these results.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9707017,
  title  = {Regularization of the Teukolsky Equation for Rotating Black Holes},
  author = {Manuela Campanelli and Carlos O. Lousto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9707017},
  year   = {2009}
}

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14 pages, 1 Table, REVTEX