Kerr Black Holes From Massive Higher-Spin Gauge Symmetry
Abstract
We propose that the dynamics of Kerr black holes is strongly constrained by the principle of gauge symmetry. We initiate the construction of EFTs for Kerr black holes of any integer quantum spin s using Stueckelberg fields, and show that the known three-point Kerr amplitudes are uniquely predicted using massive higher-spin gauge symmetry. This symmetry is argued to be connected to an enhanced range of validity for the Kerr EFTs. We consider the closely related root-Kerr electromagnetic solution in parallel, for which the dynamical interactions with photons are also constrained by massive higher-spin gauge symmetry. Finally, the spin-s Compton amplitudes are analyzed, and we discuss contact-term constraints at s=2 from Ward identities.
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@article{arxiv.2212.06120,
title = {Kerr Black Holes From Massive Higher-Spin Gauge Symmetry},
author = {Lucile Cangemi and Marco Chiodaroli and Henrik Johansson and Alexander Ochirov and Paolo Pichini and Evgeny Skvortsov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.06120},
year = {2023}
}
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6 pages, v2: published version