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Global Kruskal-Szekeres coordinates for Reissner-Nordstr\"om spacetime

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2023-12-04 v2

Abstract

I derive a smooth and global Kruskal-Szekeres coordinate chart for the maximal extension of the non-extremal Reissner-Nordstr\"om geometry that provides a generalization to the standard inner and outer Kruskal-Szekeres coordinates. The Kruskal-Szekeres diagram associated to this coordinate chart, whose existence is an interesting fact in and on itself, provides a simple alternative with a transparent physical interpretation to the conformal diagram of the spacetime.

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@article{arxiv.2307.11026,
  title  = {Global Kruskal-Szekeres coordinates for Reissner-Nordstr\"om spacetime},
  author = {Farshid Soltani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.11026},
  year   = {2023}
}

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10 pages, 5 figures. v2: Added section and references