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Charged, rotating black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-05-15 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The asymptotically flat, electrically charged, rotating black holes (BHs) in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton (EMd) theory are known in closed form for \textit{only} two particular values of the dilaton coupling constant γ\gamma: the Einstein-Maxwell coupling (γ=0\gamma=0), corresponding to the Kerr-Newman (KN) solution, and the Kaluza-Klein coupling (γ=3\gamma=\sqrt{3}). Rotating solutions with arbitrary γ\gamma are known only in the slow-rotation or weakly charged limits. In this work, we numerically construct such EMd BHs with arbitrary γ\gamma. We present an overview of the parameter space of the solutions for illustrative values of γ\gamma together with a study of their basic properties. The solutions are in general KN-like; there are however, new features. The data suggest that the spinning solutions with 0<γ<30<\gamma<\sqrt{3} possess a zero temperature limit, which, albeit regular in terms of curvature invariants, exhibits a pppp-singularity. A different limiting behaviour is found for γ>3\gamma>\sqrt{3}, in which case, moreover, we have found hints of BH non-uniqueness for the same global charges.

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@article{arxiv.2506.15798,
  title  = {Charged, rotating black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory},
  author = {Carlos Herdeiro and Eugen Radu and Etevaldo dos Santos Costa Filho},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.15798},
  year   = {2026}
}

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38 pages, 16 figures. Published version

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