Published September 15, 2008 | Version v1
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Rotating black lens solution in five dimensions

  • 1. Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260 (Singapore)

Description

It has recently been shown that a stationary, asymptotically flat vacuum black hole in five space-time dimensions with two commuting axial symmetries must have an event horizon with either a spherical, ring or lens-space topology. In this paper, we study the third possibility, a so-called black lens with L(n,1) horizon topology. Using the inverse scattering method, we construct a black-lens solution with the simplest possible rod structure, and possessing a single asymptotic angular momentum. Its properties are then analyzed; in particular, it is shown that there must either be a conical singularity or a naked curvature singularity present in the space-time.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 064062-064062.12
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41004736
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; AXIAL SYMMETRY; BLACK HOLES; GRAVITATIONAL LENSES; INVERSE SCATTERING PROBLEM; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; ROTATION; SINGULARITY; SPACE; SPACE-TIME; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; LENSES; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MOTION; SYMMETRY

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