ynogkm: A New Public Code For Calculating time-like Geodesics In The Kerr-Newmann Spacetime

Abstract

In this paper we present a new public code, named $ynogkm$, for the fast calculation of time-like geodesics in the Kerr-Newmann (K-N) spacetime, which is a direct extension of $ynogk$ calculating null geodesics in a Kerr spacetime. Following the strategies used in $ynogk$, we also solve the equations of motion analytically and semi-analytically by using Weierstrass' and Jacobi's elliptic functions and integrals, in which the Boyer-Lidquist (B-L) coordinates $r$, $\theta$, $\varphi$, $t$ and the proper time $\sigma$ are expressed as functions of an independent variable $p$ (Mino time). All of the elliptic integrals are computed by Carlson's elliptic integral method, which guarantees the fast speed of the code. Finally the code is applied to a couple of toy problems.

14 pages,12 figures, 7 tables, and a public code ynogkm is presented. Accepted for publication by A&A. comments are welcome

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