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Detection of chaos in the general relativistic Poynting-Robertson effect: Kerr equatorial plane

  • Vittorio De Falco
  • , William Borrelli
  • University of Naples Federico II

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Abstract

The general relativistic Poynting-Robertson effect is a dissipative and non-linear dynamical system obtained by perturbing through radiation processes the geodesic motion of test particles orbiting around a spinning compact object, described by the Kerr metric. Using the Melnikov method we find that, in a suitable range of parameters, chaotic behavior is present in the motion of a test particle driven by the Poynting-Robertson effect in the Kerr equatorial plane.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)N/A-N/A
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume103
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Keywords

  • Pointing-Robertson effect

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