Higher order analysis of the gravitational wave velocity memory effect between two free-falling gyroscopes in the plane wave spacetime

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author Chen, Yingxin
Wang, Ke
Feng, Chao-Jun
author_facet Chen, Yingxin
Wang, Ke
Feng, Chao-Jun
contents In the plane wave spacetime, when gravitational waves pass by, an angular deviation exists between two free-falling gyroscopes, which naturally corresponds to the velocity memory effect. In the shackwave spacetime background, the angular deviation between two free-falling gyroscopes is calculated, which is also found to correspond to the velocity memory effect. In the plane wave spacetime, with linear polarization taken into account, no contribution is made by the first-order terms of the initial separation distance \(L\) (or the initial separation velocity \(v_0\)), \(\bm{P}\) (or \(\bm{M}\)) of two free-falling gyroscopes to the velocity memory effect, while contributions are initiated from the second-order terms. Under certain circumstances, the second-order contribution of the initial separation distance \(L\) is of the same order of magnitude as the first-order contribution of the initial separation velocity \(v_0\). When both + polarization and \(\times\) polarization are taken into account, in the context of the merger of supermassive black holes and with the initial separation velocity approaching the speed of light, the order of magnitude of the angle is \(10^{-16}\) rads.
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spellingShingle Higher order analysis of the gravitational wave velocity memory effect between two free-falling gyroscopes in the plane wave spacetime
Chen, Yingxin
Wang, Ke
Feng, Chao-Jun
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
In the plane wave spacetime, when gravitational waves pass by, an angular deviation exists between two free-falling gyroscopes, which naturally corresponds to the velocity memory effect. In the shackwave spacetime background, the angular deviation between two free-falling gyroscopes is calculated, which is also found to correspond to the velocity memory effect. In the plane wave spacetime, with linear polarization taken into account, no contribution is made by the first-order terms of the initial separation distance \(L\) (or the initial separation velocity \(v_0\)), \(\bm{P}\) (or \(\bm{M}\)) of two free-falling gyroscopes to the velocity memory effect, while contributions are initiated from the second-order terms. Under certain circumstances, the second-order contribution of the initial separation distance \(L\) is of the same order of magnitude as the first-order contribution of the initial separation velocity \(v_0\). When both + polarization and \(\times\) polarization are taken into account, in the context of the merger of supermassive black holes and with the initial separation velocity approaching the speed of light, the order of magnitude of the angle is \(10^{-16}\) rads.
title Higher order analysis of the gravitational wave velocity memory effect between two free-falling gyroscopes in the plane wave spacetime
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15745