3 papers
gr-qc2026
Pitching Cosmic Curveballs: Environmental Effects on Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals with Spinning Secondaries
Leif Lui, Lisa V. Drummond, Alejandro Torres-Orjuela
Much like the aerodynamic deflection of a spinning curveball, a rotating secondary in an extreme-mass-ratio inspiral (EMRI) experiences Magnus and lift forces, in addition to the s…
gr-qc2026
Shifted-geodesic approximation for spinning-body gravitational wave fluxes
Lisa V. Drummond, Scott A. Hughes, Viktor Skoupý +2
We present a shifted-geodesic framework for computing gravitational-wave fluxes from spinning test bodies moving on bound orbits of Kerr black holes. The method provides a simple a…
astro-ph.HE2025
Prospects for EMRI/MBH parameter estimation using Quasi-Periodic Eruption timings: short-timescale analysis
Joheen Chakraborty, Lisa V. Drummond, Matteo Bonetti +11
Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are luminous, recurring X-ray outbursts from galactic nuclei, with timescales of hours to days. While their origin remains uncertain, leading models…