The characteristics of circular motion and quasiperiodic oscillations around accelerating black hole
Abstract
This study explores the motion of massive test particles and associated quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) around an accelerating black hole. The acceleration factor A suppresses the radial effective potential Veff, thereby lowering the energy E and angular momentum L required for stable circular orbits. Stability demands ∂r2 Veff ≥ 0, setting an upper bound AM ≤ 0.0161. As A increases, the innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) radius grows, while LISCO and EISCO decrease. Radiative efficiency ε rises with A, peaking at 6.9\%. Fundamental frequencies show that A accelerates the decay of the Keplerian φ and vertical θ frequencies, while suppressing the radial frequency. The divergence between θ and φ increases with A, differing from spherical black hole behavior. Using the RP, ER3, ER4, and WD QPO models, the WD model predicts the highest frequencies. The resonant radius of ER4 model remains fixed across frequency ratios, unlike ER3. Although A suppresses twin-peak QPO frequencies, it enhances the nodal precession frequency nod. Fitting observational data from GRO J1655-40 and XTE J1859+226 and applying the TOV limit, the ER4 model uniquely fits GRO J1655-40 with (103A, M, r/M) ≈ (4.31, 3.43 M, 8.08). For XTE J1859+226, three models yield 103A ≈ 1.4, excluding ER3, suggesting stronger acceleration in GRO J1655-40.
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