Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Inspiral into Gargantua. |
| Authors: |
Samuel E Gralla1,2, Scott A Hughes3,4, Niels Warburton4,5 nielsw@mit.edu |
| Source: |
Classical & Quantum Gravity. 8/4/2016, Vol. 33 Issue 15, p1-1. 1p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*BLACK holes, *GRAVITATIONAL waves, *COMPACT objects (Astronomy), *GRAVITATIONAL collapse, *GRAVITATIONAL fields |
| Abstract: |
We model the inspiral of a compact object into a more massive black hole rotating very near the theoretical maximum. We find that once the body enters the near-horizon regime the gravitational radiation is characterized by a constant frequency, equal to (twice) the horizon frequency, with an exponentially damped profile. This contrasts with the usual ‘chirping’ behavior and, if detected, would constitute a ‘smoking gun’ for a near-extremal black hole in nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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