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Journal Article
Scattering in black hole backgrounds and higher-spin amplitudes. Part I
2023
Overview
A
bstract
The scattering of massless waves of helicity
∣
h
∣
=
0
,
1
2
,
1
in Schwarzschild and Kerr backgrounds is revisited in the long-wavelength regime. Using a novel description of such backgrounds in terms of gravitating massive particles, we compute classical wave scattering in terms of 2 → 2 QFT amplitudes in flat space, to all orders in spin. The results are Newman-Penrose amplitudes which are in direct correspondence with solutions of the Regge-Wheeler/Teukolsky equation. By introducing a precise prescription for the point-particle limit, in Part I of this work we show how both agree for
h
= 0 at finite values of the scattering angle and arbitrary spin orientation.
Associated classical observables such as the scattering cross sections, wave polarizations and time delay are studied at all orders in spin. The effect of the spin of the black hole on the polarization and helicity of the waves is found in agreement with previous analysis at linear order in spin. In the particular limit of small scattering angle, we argue that wave scattering admits a universal, point-particle description determined by the eikonal approximation. We show how our results recover the scattering eikonal phase with spin up to second post-Minkowskian order, and match it to the effective action of null geodesics in a Kerr background. Using this correspondence we derive classical observables such as polar and equatorial scattering angles.
This study serves as a preceding analysis to Part II, where the Gravitational Wave (
h
= 2) case will be studied in detail.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V,Springer Nature,SpringerOpen
