Massive scalar field instability in Kerr spacetime

被引:57
作者
Strafuss, MJ [1 ]
Khanna, G [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dept Phys, Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2005年 / 71卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.71.024034
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We study the Klein-Gordon equation for a massive scalar field in Kerr spacetime in the time-domain. We demonstrate that under conditions of super-radiance, the scalar field becomes unstable and its amplitude grows without bound. We also estimate the growth rate of this instability.
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页码:024034 / 1
页数:5
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