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Constraining Lorentz Violation in Kalb-Ramond Gravity via Thermodynamics and Gravitational Wave Analysis

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-01-06 v1

Abstract

We investigate the observational signatures of a static, spherically symmetric black hole embedded in a spontaneous Kalb-Ramond (KR) background. By normalizing the solution to the physically observable mass MphysM_{\text{phys}}, we demonstrate that the thermodynamics of the KR black hole are consistent with General Relativity, with no deviations in the entropy-area law. However, the Lorentz-violating parameter ll induces distinct geometric effects: it suppresses the optical shadow radius by a factor of 1l\sqrt{1-l} and hardens the quasinormal mode frequency by the inverse factor. Utilizing Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) data for Sagittarius A*, and assuming the mass prior derived from stellar dynamics, we place a constraint of l0.19l \lesssim 0.19. While the product of the shadow radius and ringdown frequency remains degenerate with General Relativity, the specific suppression of the shadow size offers a viable pathway to constrain Planck-scale physics with current and future horizon-scale imaging.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2601.01557,
  title  = {Constraining Lorentz Violation in Kalb-Ramond Gravity via Thermodynamics and Gravitational Wave Analysis},
  author = {Nikko John Leo S. Lobos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.01557},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures