Scalar self-force on eccentric geodesics in Schwarzschild spacetime: a time-domain computation

dc.creatorHaas, Roland
dc.date2007-04-05
dc.date2007-07-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:20:10Z
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dc.descriptionWe calculate the self-force acting on a particle with scalar charge moving on a generic geodesic around a Schwarzschild black hole. This calculation requires an accurate computation of the retarded scalar field produced by the moving charge; this is done numerically with the help of a fourth-order convergent finite-difference scheme formulated in the time domain. The calculation also requires a regularization procedure, because the retarded field is singular on the particle's world line; this is handled mode-by-mode via the mode-sum regularization scheme first introduced by Barack and Ori. This paper presents the numerical method, various numerical tests, and a sample of results for mildly eccentric orbits as well as ``zoom-whirl'' orbits.
dc.description18 pages, 18 figures, RevTeX4 some typos fixed, published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0797
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0797
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D75:124011,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.75.124011
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193879
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleScalar self-force on eccentric geodesics in Schwarzschild spacetime: a time-domain computation
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