Relativistic drag forces on black holes from scalar dark matter clouds of all sizes
Dina Traykova, Rodrigo Vicente, Katy Clough, Thomas Helfer, Emanuele Berti, Pedro G. Ferreira, Lam Hui
Abstract
The authors compute the dynamical friction due to a scalar cloud on a moving, non-rotating black hole, offering for the first time a detailed comparison of analytical and numerical results, thereby putting both on firmer ground.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDragDark matterScalar (mathematics)Classical mechanicsBlack hole (networking)Dynamical frictionMechanicsAstrophysicsComputer scienceMathematicsGeometryLink-state routing protocolRouting (electronic design automation)Routing protocolComputer networkCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics