Orbits of a charged particle in a skew uniform magnetic field on Kerr background geometry

Citation
Kn. Mishra et Dk. Chakraborty, Orbits of a charged particle in a skew uniform magnetic field on Kerr background geometry, ASTRO SP SC, 260(4), 1998, pp. 441-454
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0004640X → ACNP
Volume
260
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
441 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-640X(1998)260:4<441:OOACPI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
In this paper we discuss the particle trajectories in a uniform magnetic fi eld superimposed on Kerr geometry. The rotation axis of the Kerr black hole makes an angle with the asymptotic magnetic field. We find that the partic le is trapped for suitable initial conditions.