Scattering and Bound Observables for Spinning Particles in Kerr Spacetime with Generic Spin Orientations

We derive the radial action of a spinning probe particle in Kerr spacetime from the worldline formalism in the first-order form, focusing on linear in spin effects. We then develop a novel covariant Dirac bracket formalism to compute the impulse and the spin kick directly from the radial action, generalizing some conjectural results in the literature and providing ready-to-use expressions for amplitude calculations with generic spin orientations. This allows, for the first time, to find new covariant expressions for scattering observables in the probe limit up to O(G^{6}s_{1}s_{2}^{4}). Finally, we use the action-angle representation to compute the fundamental frequencies for generic bound orbits, including the intrinsic spin precession, the periastron advance, and the precession of the orbital plane.

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Physical Review Letters
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2024-11-27
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.133.221401
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24
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Scattering and Bound Observables for Spinning Particles in Kerr Spacetime with Generic Spin Orientations

Canxin Shi, Riccardo Gonzo
24 citations
Physical Review Letters
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
7.96
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Scattering and Bound Observables for Spinning Particles in Kerr Spacetime with Generic Spin Orientations

Canxin Shi, Riccardo Gonzo
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24 citations

Abstract

We derive the radial action of a spinning probe particle in Kerr spacetime from the worldline formalism in the first-order form, focusing on linear in spin effects. We then develop a novel covariant Dirac bracket formalism to compute the impulse and the spin kick directly from the radial action, generalizing some conjectural results in the literature and providing ready-to-use expressions for amplitude calculations with generic spin orientations. This allows, for the first time, to find new covariant expressions for scattering observables in the probe limit up to O(G^{6}s_{1}s_{2}^{4}). Finally, we use the action-angle representation to compute the fundamental frequencies for generic bound orbits, including the intrinsic spin precession, the periastron advance, and the precession of the orbital plane.

Physical Review LettersVol. 133(22)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Institute of Theoretical Physics (CN), University of Edinburgh (GB)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
7.96
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