Published January 19, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

A note on particles and scalar fields in higher-dimensional nutty spacetimes

  • 1. Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J1 (Canada)

Description

In this note, we study the integrability of geodesic flow in the background of a very general class of spacetimes with NUT-charge(s) in higher dimensions. This broad set encompasses multiply NUT-charged solutions, electrically and magnetically charged solutions, solutions with a cosmological constant, and time-dependant bubble-like solutions. We also derive first-order equations of motion for particles in these backgrounds. Separability turns out to be possible due to the existence of non-trivial irreducible Killing tensors. Finally, we also examine the Klein-Gordon equation for a scalar field in these spacetimes and demonstrate complete separability

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2005.10.076;
arXiv
arXiv:gr-qc/0511028v1;
PII
S0370-2693(05)01582-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
632
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 532-536
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38019684
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; SCALAR FIELDS; SPACE-TIME; TENSORS
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; WAVE EQUATIONS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.