Publication date: Dec 2007
Abstract:
Rotating black holes in the brany universe of the Randall-Sundrum type with infinite additional dimension are described by the Kerr geometry with a tidal charge b representing the interaction of the brany black hole and the bulk spacetime. We investigate the role of the tidal charge in the orbital resonance model of quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) in black hole systems. The orbital Keplerian frequency ν_{K} and the radial and vertical epicyclic frequencies ν_{r}, ν_{θ} of the equatorial, quasicircular geodetical motion are discussed, and the local maxima of their radial profiles related to Keplerian accretion discs are given, assuming the inner edge of the disc located at loci of the innermost stable circular geodesic. The resonant conditions are given for possible direct (parametric) resonances of the oscillations with the radial and vertical epicyclic frequencies and for some trapped oscillations of the warped discs with resonant combinational frequencies involving the Keplerian and radial epicyclic frequencies. It is shown, how the tidal charge could influence matching of the observational data indicating the 3:2 frequency ratio observed in GRS 1915+105 microquasar with prediction of the orbital resonance model. The „magic“ dimensionless black hole spin enabling presence of strong resonant phenomena at the radius, where ν_{K}:ν_{θ}:ν_{r} = 3:2:1, is determined in dependence on the tidal charge. Such strong resonances could be relevant even in sources with highly scattered resonant frequencies, as those expected in Sgr A*.
Authors:
Stuchlík, Zdeněk; Kotrlová, Andrea;