113 research outputs found
Singularity deep inside the spherical charged black hole core
We study analytically the spacelike singularity inside a
spherically-symmetric, charged black hole coupled to a self-gravitating
spherical massless scalar field. We assume spatial homogeneity, and find a
generic solution in terms of a formal series expansion. This solution is tested
against fully-nonlinear and inhomogeneous numerical simulations. We find full
compliance between our analytical solution and the pointwise behavior of the
singularity in the numerical simulations. This is a strong scalar-curvature
monotonic spacelike singularity, which connects to a weak null singularity at
asymptotically-late advanced time.Comment: 6 pages, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Orbital evolution of a test particle around a black hole: Indirect determination of the self force in the post Newtonian approximation
Comparing the corrections to Kepler's law with orbital evolution under a self
force, we extract the finite, already regularized part of the latter in a
specific gauge. We apply this method to a quasi-circular orbit around a
Schwarzschild black hole of an extreme mass ratio binary, and determine the
first- and second-order conservative gravitational self force in a post
Newtonian expansion. We use these results in the construction of the
gravitational waveform, and revisit the question of the relative contribution
of the self force and spin-orbit coupling.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Orbital evolution of a particle around a black hole: II. Comparison of contributions of spin-orbit coupling and the self force
We consider the evolution of the orbit of a spinning compact object in a
quasi-circular, planar orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole in the extreme
mass ratio limit. We compare the contributions to the orbital evolution of both
spin-orbit coupling and the local self force. Making assumptions on the
behavior of the forces, we suggest that the decay of the orbit is dominated by
radiation reaction, and that the conservative effect is typically dominated by
the spin force. We propose that a reasonable approximation for the
gravitational waveform can be obtained by ignoring the local self force, for
adjusted values of the parameters of the system. We argue that this
approximation will only introduce small errors in the astronomical
determination of these parameters.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figure
Self force on static charges in Schwarzschild spacetime
We study the self forces acting on static scalar and electric test charges in
the spacetime of a Schwarzschild black hole. The analysis is based on a direct,
local calculation of the self forces via mode decomposition, and on two
independent regularization procedures: A spatially-extended particle model
method, and on a mode-sum regularization prescription. In all cases we find
excellent agreement with the known exact results.Comment: 21 pages, 9 Encapsulated PostScript figures, submitted to Class.
Quantum Gra
The Central Singularity in Spherical Collapse
The gravitational strength of the central singularity in spherically
symmetric space-times is investigated. Necessary conditions for the singularity
to be gravitationally weak are derived and it is shown that these are violated
in a wide variety of circumstances. These conditions allow conclusions to be
drawn about the nature of the singularity without having to integrate the
geodesic equations. In particular, any geodesic with a non-zero amount of
angular momentum which impinges on the singularity terminates in a strong
curvature singularity.Comment: 17 pages; revised and corrected with improved result
Scalar field collapse in three-dimensional AdS spacetime
We describe results of a numerical calculation of circularly symmetric scalar
field collapse in three spacetime dimensions with negative cosmological
constant. The procedure uses a double null formulation of the Einstein-scalar
equations. We see evidence of black hole formation on first implosion of a
scalar pulse if the initial pulse amplitude is greater than a critical
value . Sufficiently near criticality the apparent horizon radius
grows with pulse amplitude according to the formula .Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure; references added, to appear in CQG(L
The Speciality Index as invariant indicator in the BKL Mixmaster Dynamics
The speciality index, which has been mainly used in Numerical Relativity for
studying gravitational waves phenomena as an indicator of the special or
non-special Petrov type character of a spacetime, is applied here in the
context of Mixmaster cosmology, using the Belinski-Khalatnikov-Lifshitz map.
Possible applications for the associated chaotic dynamics are discussed
Towards wave extraction in numerical relativity: the quasi-Kinnersley frame
The Newman-Penrose formalism may be used in numerical relativity to extract
coordinate-invariant information about gravitational radiation emitted in
strong-field dynamical scenarios. The main challenge in doing so is to identify
a null tetrad appropriately adapted to the simulated geometry such that
Newman-Penrose quantities computed relative to it have an invariant physical
meaning. In black hole perturbation theory, the Teukolsky formalism uses such
adapted tetrads, those which differ only perturbatively from the background
Kinnersley tetrad. At late times, numerical simulations of astrophysical
processes producing isolated black holes ought to admit descriptions in the
Teukolsky formalism. However, adapted tetrads in this context must be
identified using only the numerically computed metric, since no background Kerr
geometry is known a priori. To do this, this paper introduces the notion of a
quasi-Kinnersley frame. This frame, when space-time is perturbatively close to
Kerr, approximates the background Kinnersley frame. However, it remains
calculable much more generally, in space-times non-perturbatively different
from Kerr. We give an explicit solution for the tetrad transformation which is
required in order to find this frame in a general space-time.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figure
Reissner Nordstr\"{o}m Background Metric in Dynamical Co-ordinates: Exceptional Behaviour of Hadamard States
We cast the Reissner Nordstrom solution in a particular co-ordinate system
which shows dynamical evolution from initial data. The initial data for the
case is regular. This procedure enables us to treat the metric as a
collapse to a singularity. It also implies that one may assume Wald axioms to
be valid globally in the Cauchy development, especially when Hadamard states
are chosen. We can thus compare the semiclassical behaviour with spherical dust
case, looking upon the metric as well as state specific information as
evolution from initial data. We first recover the divergence on the Cauchy
horizon obtained earlier. We point out that the semiclassical domain extends
right upto the Cauchy horizon. This is different from the spherical dust case
where the quantum gravity domain sets in before. We also find that the
backreaction is not negligible near the central singularity, unlike the dust
case. Apart from these differences, the Reissner Nordstrom solution has a
similarity with dust in that it is stable over a considerable period of time.
The features appearing dust collapse mentioned above were suggested to be
generally applicable within spherical symmetry. Reissner Nordstrom background
(along with the quantum state) generated from initial data, is shown not to
reproduce them
The driverâs visual perception research to analyze pedestrian safety at twilight
Road traffic movement at nightfall (twilight) is characterizing by a reduction of light time of the day and the rapid nightfall onset, thus the driver's eyes have less time to adapt to rapid sudden changes in illumination. The visual perception and the reaction time of the driver in conditions when pedestrians appear in nightfall conditions on the street and road network in a city is considered in the paper. Researched was conducted in uncontrolled pedestrian crossings in nightfall conditions on Ukrainian roads. Regularities of the vehicleâs driver and pedestriansâ interaction in nightfall conditions are obtained. Road traffic accidents occurrence probabilities at the twilight time considering the driverâs reaction time and the carâs movement parameters was analyzed. As a result, a model for estimating the variation the reaction time of the driver when a pedestrian appears in the nightfall (twilight) conditions was calibrated
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