Gravitational duality and rotating solutions

Journal Article · Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.81.064010· OSTI ID:21413417

Argurio, Riccardo; Dehouck, Francois ^[1]

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1. Physique Theorique et Mathematique and International Solvay Institutes, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, C.P. 231, 1050 Bruxelles (Belgium)

We study how gravitational duality acts on rotating solutions, using the Kerr-NUT black hole as an example. After properly reconsidering how to take into account both electric (i.e. masslike) and magnetic (i.e. NUT-like) sources in the equations of general relativity, we propose a set of definitions for the dual Lorentz charges. We then show that the Kerr-NUT solution has nontrivial such charges. Further, we clarify in which respect Kerr's source can be seen as a mass M with a dipole of NUT charges.

• OSTI ID: 21413417
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 81, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.064010; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BLACK HOLES
DIPOLES
DUALITY
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GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
GRAVITATION
KERR FIELD
MASS
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS
MULTIPOLES
RELATIVITY THEORY