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Orbital and vortical motion in the Kerr metric

Authors :
M. Calvani
F. de Felice
Source :
Il Nuovo Cimento B. 10
Publication Year :
1972
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1972.

Abstract

The motion is analysed, in general, in the Kerr metric with the use of first integrals. Some of the high-energy particles and photons are found to move in a giant vortex around the axis of symmetry above and below the equatorial plane, dragged by the gravitational field.

Details

ISSN :
18269877
Volume :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Il Nuovo Cimento B
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........cf13b3fa4c5627dc3dafdc5a0e93cc3b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02895521