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Title: Separability of the Klein-Gordon equation for rotating spacetimes obtained from Newman-Janis algorithm

Abstract

In the literature, the Newman-Janis algorithm (NJA) has been widely used to construct stationary and axisymmetric spacetimes to describe rotating black holes. In addition, it has been recently shown that the general stationary and axisymmetric spacetime generated through NJA allows the complete separability of the null geodesic equations. In fact, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation in this spacetime is also separable if one of the metric functions is additively separable. In this work, we further study the conditions for a separable Klein-Gordon equation in such a general spacetime. Here, the relations between the NJA spacetime and other parametrized axially symmetric spacetimes in the literature are also discussed.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]
  1. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)
  2. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1596304
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515; 107-2119-M-002-005; 108-2811-M-002-682
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 100; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Alternative gravity theories; General relativity equations & solutions; Classical black holes

Citation Formats

Chen, Che-Yu, and Chen, Pisin. Separability of the Klein-Gordon equation for rotating spacetimes obtained from Newman-Janis algorithm. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.104054.
Chen, Che-Yu, & Chen, Pisin. Separability of the Klein-Gordon equation for rotating spacetimes obtained from Newman-Janis algorithm. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.104054
Chen, Che-Yu, and Chen, Pisin. Fri . "Separability of the Klein-Gordon equation for rotating spacetimes obtained from Newman-Janis algorithm". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.104054. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1596304.
@article{osti_1596304,
title = {Separability of the Klein-Gordon equation for rotating spacetimes obtained from Newman-Janis algorithm},
author = {Chen, Che-Yu and Chen, Pisin},
abstractNote = {In the literature, the Newman-Janis algorithm (NJA) has been widely used to construct stationary and axisymmetric spacetimes to describe rotating black holes. In addition, it has been recently shown that the general stationary and axisymmetric spacetime generated through NJA allows the complete separability of the null geodesic equations. In fact, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation in this spacetime is also separable if one of the metric functions is additively separable. In this work, we further study the conditions for a separable Klein-Gordon equation in such a general spacetime. Here, the relations between the NJA spacetime and other parametrized axially symmetric spacetimes in the literature are also discussed.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.100.104054},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 10,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {11}
}

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