Complete set of quasi-conserved quantities for spinning particles around Kerr
Abstract
We revisit the conserved quantities of the Mathisson-Papapetrou-Tulczyjew equations describing the motion of spinning particles on a fixed background. Assuming Ricci-flatness and the existence of a Killing-Yano tensor, we demonstrate that besides the two non-trivial quasi-conserved quantities, i.e. conserved at linear order in the spin, found by Rüdiger, non-trivial quasi-conserved quantities are in one-to-one correspondence with non-trivial mixed-symmetry Killing tensors. We prove that no such stationary and axisymmetric mixed-symmetry Killing tensor exists on the Kerr geometry. We discuss the implications for the motion of spinning particles on Kerr spacetime where the quasi-constants of motion are shown not to be in complete involution.
- Publication:
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SciPost Physics
- Pub Date:
- January 2022
- DOI:
- 10.21468/SciPostPhys.12.1.012
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2105.12454
- Bibcode:
- 2022ScPP...12...12C
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- Minor corrections and proof of triviality of all mixed-symmetry Killing tensor in Minkowski spacetime added