Complete classification of photon escape in the Kerr black hole spacetime
Complete classification of photon escape in the Kerr black hole spacetime
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevd.103.044029
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发表时间:
2020-11
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5
通讯作者:
Kota Ogasawara;Takahisa Igata
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作者:
Kota Ogasawara;Takahisa Igata
We consider necessary and sufficient conditions for photons emitted from the vicinity of a Kerr black hole horizon to escape to infinity. The radial equation of motion determines necessary conditions for photons to reach infinity, and the polar angle equation of motion further restricts the allowed region of photon motion. Unlike emission from the equatorial plane, the latter restrictions are crucial for photon escape when the initial polar angle of the emission point is arbitrary. We provide a visualization tool to analyze these two conditions and demonstrate a procedure for revealing photon escape. Finally, we completely identify the two-dimensional impact parameter space in which photons can escape.