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We compute the length and timescales associated with resonant orbits in the Kerr Metric for all orbital and spin parameters. Resonance induced effects are potentially observable when the Event Horizon telescope resolves the inner structure…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-05 Jeandrew Brink , Marisa Geyer , Tanja Hinderer

We numerically construct a family of stationary, axisymmetric black hole solutions in Einstein-Born-Infeld theory, incorporating both electric charge and rotation. Our results indicate that when nonlinear electromagnetic effects are weak,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-02 Lang Cheng , Peng Wang

Topology is a promising approach toward to the light ring in a generic black hole background, and equatorial timelike circular orbit in a stationary black hole background. In this paper, we consider the distinct topological configurations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-07-27 Xu Ye , Shao-Wen Wei

As a consequence of Birkhoff's theorem, the exterior gravitational field of a spherically symmetric star or black hole is always given by the Schwarzschild metric. In contrast, the exterior gravitational field of a rotating (axisymmetric)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-09-22 R. Meinel

It is often stated in the physics literature that maximally-spinning Kerr black-hole spacetimes are characterized by near-horizon co-rotating circular geodesics of radius $r_{\text{circular}}$ with the property $r_{\text{circular}}\to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-19 Shahar Hod

In this paper, we investigate the topological numbers for singly rotating Kerr black holes in arbitrary dimensions and four-dimensional Kerr-Newman black hole. We show that for uncharged black holes, the rotation parameter has a significant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-20 Di Wu

Based on the covariant hamiltonian formalism, we study the dynamics of spinning test bodies in the Kerr and Schwarzschild spacetimes. For the first time, we derive the exact solution of circular orbits in the Kerr plane without truncating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-22 Satish Kumar Saravanan

In this paper, we study rotating horizon less black shells as an alternative to Kerr black holes. We make use of Ernst's potential to solve the Einstein equations perturbatively in the angular momentum $a$. Calculating to order $a^6$, we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-26 Ulf Danielsson , Suvendu Giri

Scattering of particles in the gravitational field of rotating black holes is considered. Expressions for scattering energy of particles in the centre of mass system are obtained. It is shown that scattering energy of particles in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-05 A. A. Grib , Yu. V. Pavlov

We consider circular particle motion under the action of an unspecified force in a static spherically symmetric spacetime. We derive the machinery that allows one to find the force acting on a circular particle and deduce whether its…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-30 Hryhorii Ovcharenko , O. B. Zaslavskii

In the presence of a rotating Kerr black hole, we investigate hydrodynamics of the massive particles and massless photons, to construct relations among number density, pressure and internal energy density of the massive particles and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-10-28 Soon-Tae Hong

We obtain a new class of stationary axisymmetric spacetimes by using the G\"urses-G\"ursey metric with an appropriate mass function in order to generate a rotating core of matter that may be smoothly matched to the exterior Kerr metric. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-10 Angel D. Masa , Vilson T. Zanchin

Superradiant scattering of linear spin $s=0,\pm 1,\pm 2$ fields on Kerr black hole background is investigated in the time domain by integrating numerically the homogeneous Teukolsky master equation. The applied numerical setup has already…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-26 Károly Zoltán Csukás , István Rácz

In this paper, we present a rotating de Rham-Gabadadze-Tolley black hole with a positive cosmological constant in massive gravity, achieved by applying a modified Newman-Janis algorithm. The black hole exhibits stable orbits of constant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-07-28 Mohsen Fathi , J. R. Villanueva , Norman Cruz

We study the effects of an external magnetic field, which is assumed to be uniform at infinity, on the marginally stable circular motion of charged particles in the equatorial plane of a rotating black hole. We show that the magnetic field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-05-23 A. N. Aliev , N. Ozdemir

We examine the evolution, under gravitational radiation reaction, of slightly eccentric equatorial orbits of point particles around Kerr black holes. Our method involves numerical integration of the Sasaki-Nakamura equation. It is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Daniel Kennefick

We numerically solve the Teukolsky equation in the time domain to obtain the gravitational-wave emission of a small mass inspiraling and plunging into the equatorial plane of a Kerr black hole. We account for the dissipation of orbital…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-10-22 Andrea Taracchini , Alessandra Buonanno , Gaurav Khanna , Scott A. Hughes

We conduct a comprehensive study on spherical orbits around two types of black holes: Kerr-Newman black holes, which are charged, and Ghosh black holes, which are nonsingular. In this work, we consider both null and timelike cases of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-08 A. S. Alam , L. C. Andaru , B. N. Jayawiguna , H. S. Ramadhan

We investigate the scattering of a spinning test particle by a Kerr black hole within the Mathisson-Papapetrou-Dixon model to linear order in spin. The particle's spin and orbital angular momentum are taken to be aligned with the black…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-08-29 Donato Bini , Andrea Geralico , Justin Vines

The notion of non-equatorial spherical photon orbits is among the very special properties of the Kerr spacetime of rotating black holes and is one that leaves a clear mark on the electromagnetic and gravitational wave signature of these…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-04-15 George Pappas , Kostas Glampedakis