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Parametric solutions to the Kerr separatrix

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-03-18 v1

Abstract

The Kerr separatrix is a boundary in parameter space that separates bound orbits from plunging orbits in the Kerr black hole space-time. Recently, Stein and Warburton found a polynomial equation for the location of the separatrix, for two different choices of inclination parameter. Following a method of Levin and Perez-Giz developed for the equatorial case, we use a correspondence between homoclinic orbits and unstable spherical orbits to derive explicit solutions to the separatrix polynomials. These solutions are parametrised in terms of the radius of the unstable spherical orbit.

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@article{arxiv.2502.18141,
  title  = {Parametric solutions to the Kerr separatrix},
  author = {Tammy Ng and Edward Teo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.18141},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

12 pages, accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravity

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