Gravitational capture cross-section in Zipoy-Voorhees spacetimes

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Autori principali: Momynov, Serzhan, Boshkayev, Kuantay, Quevedo, Hernando, Belissarova, Farida, Dalelkhankyzy, Anar, Taukenova, Aliya, Urazalina, Ainur, Utepova, Daniya
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author Momynov, Serzhan
Boshkayev, Kuantay
Quevedo, Hernando
Belissarova, Farida
Dalelkhankyzy, Anar
Taukenova, Aliya
Urazalina, Ainur
Utepova, Daniya
author_facet Momynov, Serzhan
Boshkayev, Kuantay
Quevedo, Hernando
Belissarova, Farida
Dalelkhankyzy, Anar
Taukenova, Aliya
Urazalina, Ainur
Utepova, Daniya
contents We consider geodesics of massive and massless test particles in the gravitational field of a static and axisymmetric compact object described by the quadrupolar metric ($q$-metric), which is the simplest generalization of the Schwarzschild metric, containing an independent quadrupole parameter $q$. We analyze the effective potential profile and calculate the orbital parameters and capture cross-sections of test particles in this spacetime. Moreover, we derive the explicit expression for the escape angle of photons as a function of the quadrupole parameter. All the results reduce in the corresponding limit of vanishing quadrupole to the well-known case of the Schwarzschild spacetime. We argue that our results could be used to investigate realistic compact objects such as white dwarfs and neutron stars.
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spellingShingle Gravitational capture cross-section in Zipoy-Voorhees spacetimes
Momynov, Serzhan
Boshkayev, Kuantay
Quevedo, Hernando
Belissarova, Farida
Dalelkhankyzy, Anar
Taukenova, Aliya
Urazalina, Ainur
Utepova, Daniya
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We consider geodesics of massive and massless test particles in the gravitational field of a static and axisymmetric compact object described by the quadrupolar metric ($q$-metric), which is the simplest generalization of the Schwarzschild metric, containing an independent quadrupole parameter $q$. We analyze the effective potential profile and calculate the orbital parameters and capture cross-sections of test particles in this spacetime. Moreover, we derive the explicit expression for the escape angle of photons as a function of the quadrupole parameter. All the results reduce in the corresponding limit of vanishing quadrupole to the well-known case of the Schwarzschild spacetime. We argue that our results could be used to investigate realistic compact objects such as white dwarfs and neutron stars.
title Gravitational capture cross-section in Zipoy-Voorhees spacetimes
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06598