Nonlinear tails in the Kerr black hole ringdown

arXiv:2603.20379 · gr-qc, astro-ph.HE, hep-th · Submitted 2026-03-20 · Read on arXiv

gr-qc, astro-ph.HE, hep-th

Submitted: 2026-03-20

Updated: 2026-09-13

Comments: 15 pages, 4 figures; v2: version accepted by PRD, refined tail power law derivation and included additional numerics

Code: https://github.com/hypermania/BlackholePerturbations

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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