Resonant Trapping of Stars by Merging Massive Black Hole Binaries
arXiv:1105.1845 · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18988.x
Abstract
A massive black hole binary might resonantly trap a star (e.g. a white dwarf) and the gas released by its tidal disruption might emit electromagnetic wave signals around the coalescence of the binary. With post-Newtonian equations of motion including gravitational radiation reaction, we numerically studied resonant trappings by black hole binaries with mass ratio 1/100. It is found that 2:1 (and simultaneously 4:2) mean motion resonances of the binaries would be strong and could, in principle, draw small third objects deep into relativistic regimes (e.g. ~10 Schwarzschild radii). The inclinations of the trapped objects could increase significantly and, in some cases, retrograde orbits could be realized eventually.
7 pages, 6 figures, to appear in MNRAS
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