The fingerprints of black holes—shadows and their degeneracies

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AA97FFzbMATH Open1383.83069arXiv1710.02402OpenAlexW3103358623MaRDI QIDQ4609657FDOQ4609657

Authors: Marc Mars, Claudio F. Paganini, Marius A. Oancea 

Publication date: 23 March 2018

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

Abstract: We show that, away from the axis of symmetry, no continuous degeneration exists between the shadows of observers at any point in the exterior region of any Kerr-Newman black hole spacetime of unit mass. Therefore, except possibly for discrete changes, an observer can, by measuring the black holes shadow, determine the angular momentum and the charge of the black hole under observation, as well as the observer's radial position and angle of elevation above the equatorial plane. Furthermore, his/her relative velocity compared to a standard observer can also be measured. On the other hand, the black hole shadow does not allow for a full parameter resolution in the case of a Kerr-Newman-Taub-NUT black hole, as a continuous degeneration relating specific angular momentum, electric charge, NUT charge and elevation angle exists in this case.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.02402

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zbMATH Keywords

black hole shadowMöbius transformationKerr-Newman-Taub-NUT

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Black holes (83C57)

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