Double Kerr-Schild spacetimes and the Newman-Penrose map
High Energy Physics - Theory
2023-09-20 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
The Newman-Penrose map, which is closely related to the classical double copy, associates certain exact solutions of Einstein's equations with self-dual solutions of the vacuum Maxwell equations. Here we initiate an extension of the Newman-Penrose map to a broader class of spacetimes. As an example, we apply principles from the Newman-Penrose map to associate a self-dual gauge field to the Kerr-Taub-NUT-(A)dS spacetime and we show that the result agrees with previously studied examples of classical double copies. The corresponding field strength exhibits a discrete electric-magnetic duality that is distinct from its (Hodge star) self-dual property.
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@article{arxiv.2306.16445,
title = {Double Kerr-Schild spacetimes and the Newman-Penrose map},
author = {Kara Farnsworth and Michael Graesser and Gabriel Herczeg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.16445},
year = {2023}
}
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