tomkimpson.bsky.social
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(Astro/Climate)physics @ University of Melbourne
https://tomkimpson.github.io
I also really like arxiv.org/abs/1410.6443 for a discussion on how one defines a centre of mass for these spinning bodies in GR
December 12, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Thanks to Lisa Drummond for showing me this cool result!
December 12, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Deviations between the analytical and numerical solutions appear at second order in the spin. If you want a numerical solution, check out github.com/tomkimpson/R...
GitHub - tomkimpson/RelativisticDynamics.jl: General Relativistic Orbital Dynamics in Julia
General Relativistic Orbital Dynamics in Julia . Contribute to tomkimpson/RelativisticDynamics.jl development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:22 AM
It turns out that, at linear order in the spin, you can shift the worldline of the spinning body to that of a geodesic. You can then deploy the usual closed-form analytic expressions for geodesics.
December 12, 2024 at 5:22 AM
The motion of a spinning body in a curved spacetime is described by the Mathisson-Papapetrou-Dixon (MPD) equations. The spin drives the motion away from that of a geodesic. One typically solves for the motion numerically.
December 12, 2024 at 5:22 AM