Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020
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| author | Hanselman, Alexandra. |
| author2 | Scott A. Hughes. |
| author_facet | Scott A. Hughes. Hanselman, Alexandra. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020 |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1271012020-09-04T03:29:50Z Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals Hanselman, Alexandra. Scott A. Hughes. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Physics. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020 Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 49). In this report, extreme mass ratio inspiral worldlines and gravitational waveforms were produced considering radiation reaction and spin-curvature effects. Spin-curvature coupling was predicted to modify the inspiral by introducing oscillations to the small body's worldline. Investigating these effects led to the observation that spin-curvature effects introduce a resonance-like feature in the worldline. This feature is affected by the mass ratio, spin axis phase angle, and eccentricity of the system. The modifications to the inspiral worldline imprint themselves in the gravitational waves produced. Understanding how spin-curvature coupling modifies these waveforms will help gravitational wave detectors characterize the types of systems they detect. by Alexandra Hanselman. S.B. S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics 2020-09-03T17:46:59Z 2020-09-03T17:46:59Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127101 1191824470 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 49 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Hanselman, Alexandra. Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals |
| title | Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals |
| title_full | Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals |
| title_short | Investigating the influence of spin-curvature coupling on extreme mass-ratio inspirals |
| title_sort | investigating the influence of spin curvature coupling on extreme mass ratio inspirals |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127101 |
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