Tidal deformation of a slowly rotating black hole

2014/11/30 by Eric Poisson · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Black hole (networking) #Classical mechanics #Deformation (meteorology) #Engineering #Geodesy #Geology #Mechanics #Meteorology #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.91.044004

published as Phys. Rev. D 91, 044004 (2015) · 32 pages, 2 figures, revised after referee comments, matches the published version

arxiv created 2015/01/07 · openalex publication_date 2015/02/03 · arxiv updated 2015/03/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

What are the modifications to the geometry of a black hole deformed by tidal forces? In regions far from the source of the tidal forces, the paper provides an answer in cases where the black hole is slowly rotating and the tidal forces are weak and slowly varying in time.

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