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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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