Extended bodies in a Kerr spacetime: exploring the role of a general quadrupole tensor
Extended bodies in a Kerr spacetime: exploring the role of a general quadrupole tensor
The equatorial motion of extended bodies in a Kerr spacetime is investigated in the framework of the Mathisson–Papapetrou–Dixon model, including the full set of effective components of the quadrupole tensor. The numerical integration of the associated equations shows the specific role of the mass and current quadrupole moment components. While …