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Double Images from a Single Black Hole

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-12-16 v3

Abstract

In the simulations of the multi-black holes and merging black holes a larger primary image and a secondary smaller image which looks like an eyebrow and the deformation of the shadows have been observed. However, this kind of eyebrow-like structure was considered as unique feature of multi black hole systems. In this paper, we illustrate the new result that in the case of octupole distortions of a Schwarzschild black hole the local observer sees two shadows or two images for this single black hole, i.e., also an eyebrow-like structure. Presence of two images in our case is remarkable, as we have only one black hole, however, the observer sees two dark images of this single black hole.

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@article{arxiv.1510.03530,
  title  = {Double Images from a Single Black Hole},
  author = {Shohreh Abdolrahimi and Robert B. Mann and Christos Tzounis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.03530},
  year   = {2015}
}

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26 pages, 17 figures

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