Thin accretion disk signatures in dynamical Chern-Simons-modified gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/27/10/105010zbMATH Open1190.83083arXiv0909.1267OpenAlexW2071228628WikidataQ125704151 ScholiaQ125704151MaRDI QIDQ3570096FDOQ3570096

Authors: Zoltan Kovacs, Francisco S. N. Lobo, Tiberiu Harko 

Publication date: 24 June 2010

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A promising extension of general relativity is Chern-Simons (CS) modified gravity, in which the Einstein-Hilbert action is modified by adding a parity-violating CS term, which couples to gravity via a scalar field. In this work, we consider the interesting, yet relatively unexplored, dynamical formulation of CS modified gravity, where the CS coupling field is treated as a dynamical field, endowed with its own stress-energy tensor and evolution equation. We consider the possibility of observationally testing dynamical CS modified gravity by using the accretion disk properties around slowly-rotating black holes. The energy flux, temperature distribution, the emission spectrum as well as the energy conversion efficiency are obtained, and compared to the standard general relativistic Kerr solution. It is shown that the Kerr black hole provide a more efficient engine for the transformation of the energy of the accreting mass into radiation than their slowly-rotating counterparts in CS modified gravity. Specific signatures appear in the electromagnetic spectrum, thus leading to the possibility of directly testing CS modified gravity by using astrophysical observations of the emission spectra from accretion disks.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0909.1267

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Black holes (83C57) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

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