Kerr-Bertotti-Robinson Spacetime and the Kerr/CFT Correspondence
Abstract
We construct the Kerr/CFT correspondence for extremal Kerr--Bertotti--Robinson (Kerr--BR) black holes, which are exact stationary solutions of the Einstein--Maxwell equations describing a rotating black hole immersed in a uniform Bertotti--Robinson electromagnetic universe. After reviewing the geometry, horizon structure, and thermodynamics of the Kerr--BR family, we demonstrate that the external field non-trivially modifies both the horizon positions and the extremality condition. For extremal configurations, the near-horizon limit yields a warped geometry with an associated Maxwell field aligned to the fibration. Imposing standard Kerr/CFT boundary conditions, the asymptotic symmetry algebra gives rise to a Virasoro algebra with central charge and left-moving temperature that depend explicitly on the external field strength. The Cardy formula then reproduces exactly the Bekenstein--Hawking entropy of the extremal Kerr--BR black hole for any admissible value of the Bertotti--Robinson field, thereby establishing a consistent Kerr/CFT dual description. Comparisons with the magnetized Melvin--Kerr and Kaluza--Klein black holes are briefly discussed, highlighting qualitative differences in their curvature profiles and horizon geometries.
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@article{arxiv.2512.12533,
title = {Kerr-Bertotti-Robinson Spacetime and the Kerr/CFT Correspondence},
author = {Haryanto M. Siahaan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.12533},
year = {2025}
}
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17 pages, 4 figures