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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, gr-qc
Abstract:
We revisit the problem of computing the self-force on a scalar charge moving
along an eccentric geodesic orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole. This work
extends previous scalar self-force calculations for circular orbits, which were
based on a regular "effective" point-particle source and a full 3D evolution
code. We find good agreement between our results and previous calculations
based on a (1+1) time-domain code. Finally, our data visualization is
unconventional: we plot the self-force through full radial cycles to create
"self-force loops", which reveal many interesting features that are less
apparent in standard presentations of eccentric-orbit self-force data.
