| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Teukolsky, Saul A.
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| URN |
etd-08022006-094950 |
| Persistent URL |
http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08022006-094950 |
| Title |
Perturbations of a rotating black hole |
| Degree |
PhD |
| Option |
Physics |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Kip S. Thorne |
Committee Chair |
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| Keywords |
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| Date of Defense |
1973-07-19 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Decoupled, separable equations describing perturbations of a Kerr black hole are derived. These equations can be used to study black-hole processes involving scalar, electromagnetic, neutrino or gravitational fields. A number of astrophysical applications are made: Misner's idea that gravitational synchrotron radiation might explain Weber's observations is shown to be untenable; rotating black holes are shown to be stable against small perturbations; energy amplification by "superradiant scattering" of waves off a rotating black hole is computed; the "spin down" (loss of angular momentum) of a rotating black hole caused by a stationary non-axisymmetric perturbation is calculated.
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