Finding Fields and Self-Force in a Gauge Appropriate to Separable Wave Equations II

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Abstract

Gravitational waves from the inspiral of a stellar-sized black hole in to a supermassive black hole are an important source for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. A method for computing self force has been proposed that uses regularizes solutions of the Teukolsky equation [1]. The prescription is outlined in the previous talk. In this talk, I focus on computational details for a particle in circular orbit in a Schwarzschild spacetime. \newline [1] T.\ S.\ Keidl, J.\ L.Friedman, and A.\ G.\ Wiseman, Phys. Rev. D. {\bf 75}, 124009 (2007); gr-qc/0611072.

*Work supported by the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.

Authors

  • Tobias Keidl

    • University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
  • John L. Friedman

    • University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    • University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
  • Dong-Hoon Kim

  • Eirini Messaritaki

  • Larry Price

    • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Alan Wiseman