A self-consistent EOB--Teukolsky framework for generic extreme mass-ratio inspirals

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A self-consistent EOB--Teukolsky framework for generic extreme mass-ratio inspirals

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Xingyu Zhong, Wen-Biao Han, Ye Jiang, Chen Zhang, Xaobo Zou

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We present a full-relativistic waveform model for extreme mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) by self-consistently combining the effective one-body (EOB) formalism with the Teukolsky equation. The model incorporates analytical, mass-ratio-informed geodesic solutions within a deformed Kerr metric into the source term of the Teukolsky equation, establishing a direct connection between finite-mass-ratio orbital dynamics and gravitational-wave emission. The resulting frequency-domain formulation is coupled to a high-performance solver for the homogeneous Teukolsky equation, enabling rapid evaluation of the tens of thousands of modes required for accurate EMRI waveforms. We generate waveforms and radiation fluxes for generic Kerr orbits and investigate the influence of finite-mass-ratio corrections beyond the test-particle limit. The results show that mass-ratio-dependent deformations produce measurable modifications to radiation fluxes, and accumulated waveform phases over observationally relevant timescales. Our framework provides a generic-orbit EOB--Teukolsky waveform model for future space-based GW data analysis.

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