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Chaotic Motion around Black Holes
Suková, Petra ; Semerák, Oldřich (advisor) ; Šubr, Ladislav (referee) ; Loukes-Gerakopoulos, Georgios (referee)
As a non-linear theory of space-time, general relativity deals with interesting dynamical systems which can be expected more prone to chaos than their Newtonian counter-parts. In this thesis, we study the dynamics of time- like geodesics in the static and axisymmetric field of a Schwarzschild black hole surrounded, in a concentric way, by a massive thin disc or ring. We reveal the rise (and/or decline) of geodesic chaos in dependence on parameters of the sys- tem (the disc/ring mass and position and the test-particle energy and angular momentum), (i) on Poincaré sections, (ii) on time series of position and their power spectra, (iii) by applying two simple yet powerful recurrence methods, and (iv) by computing Lyapunov exponents and two other related quantifiers of or- bital divergence. We mainly focus on "sticky" orbits whose different parts show different degrees of chaoticity and which offer the best possibility to test and compare different methods. We also add a treatment of classical but dissipative system, namely the evolution of a class of mechanical oscillators described by non-standard constitutive relations.
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Slowly rotating sources around static black holes
Čížek, Pavel ; Semerák, Oldřich (advisor) ; Ledvinka, Tomáš (referee)
In this thesis we study the possibility of perturbative solution of the Einstein equations in the case of stationary and axially symmetric metric. The method is motivated by the pursuit of describing the astrophysically important system of a black hole surrounded by a thin disc or a ring. A Schwarzschild black hole is thus considered as a central source, with a light and/or slowly rotating disc around. We show that the metric can be found in terms of perturbative expansions in relative disc mass or in inverted distance from the hole, and point out where problems occur. The approach can be applied to a disc "given in advance" as well as in the "self-consistent" case when the disc elements orbit on circular geodesics in the desired total eld. It can also be generalised to the discs composed of more dust components.
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Thin discs and rings as sources of Weyl space-times
Kubíček, Jan ; Semerák, Oldřich (advisor) ; Žofka, Martin (referee)
Static and axially symmetric vacuum solutions of Einstein's equations can be descri- bed by the Weyl metric which only depends on two unknown functions, given by the Laplace equation and a line integral. In this thesis we study some properties of two Weyl space-times whose sources are one-dimensional rings - the Appell ring and the Bach-Weyl ring. On the behaviour of proper distances and geodesics in the central region we demonstrate that in Weyl coordinates these sources represent directional singularities. 1
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Chaos in motion around black holes
Suková, Petra ; Semerák, Oldřich (advisor) ; Šubr, Ladislav (referee)
The geodesic motion around Kerr black holes is regular, but this may change when an additional source is present, even if the space-time symmetry were not lowered. In this thesis we study the eect of a simple (static and axially symmetric) additional source on geodesic dynamics in the eld of a Schwarzschild black hole. In the static case the complete space-time can be described by an exact solution of Einstein equations thanks to a relatively simple superposition of the central-black-hole and the external-source metrics. Following the astrophysical motivation, we will specically consider, as the external source, the thin ring (linear source) of the Bach-Weyl type and innite thin discs (planar sources) of several types (inverted counter-rotating discs of Morgan and Morgan and the discs with power-law radial shape of density). The results may be relevant e.g. for a long-term behaviour of discrete sources (stars) in the eld of a very massive black hole in a galactic nucleus, surrounded by an accretion disc and/or by a massive toroid.
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