Massive scalar field instability in Kerr spacetime
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- 285 Old Westport Road, Physics Department, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747 (United States)
We study the Klein-Gordon equation for a massive scalar field in Kerr spacetime in the time-domain. We demonstrate that under conditions of super-radiance, the scalar field becomes unstable and its amplitude grows without bound. We also estimate the growth rate of this instability.
- OSTI ID:
- 20705852
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 71, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.024034; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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