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Potential Space Symmetries in Ernst-like Formulations of Einstein-Maxwell/ModMax-Scalar field Theories

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-05-19 v1

Abstract

We complete the visible, hidden, sectorial, and discrete symmetries of Ernst-like potential spaces in stationary, axisymmetric Einstein-Maxwell-Scalar Field (EMSF) and Einstein-ModMax-Scalar Field (EMMSF) theories. In the real potential space (f,ϵ,ψ,χ,κ)(f,\epsilon,\psi,\chi,\kappa), we determine the exact visible symmetries and their solvable Lie algebra. We characterize the hidden symmetries on invariant subspaces: Ehlers acts in the gravito-rotational sector, while electric and magnetic Harrison transformations act in static electromagnetic sectors. In the frozen EMMSF regime, v=v0, w=w0v=v_0,\ w=w_0, we show how EMSF sectorial transformations are deformed in ModMax theory. We also show that coexistence of electric and magnetic sectorial Harrison transformations imposes dw=0d w=0 and d[(v2+w2)/w]=0d[(v^2+w^2)/w]=0, selecting precisely the frozen ModMax sector. We study the Hamiltonian formulation, Noether charges, and Casimir invariants of the sectorial algebras. In harmonic branches of the A,B,CA,B,C one-forms, the affine geodesic energy is constant, so the quadrature for kk is controlled by the affine-geodesic Hamiltonian. The functions ω\omega and AφA_\varphi follow from Noether charges along the Killing directions of ϵ\epsilon and χ\chi, and are written using dual harmonic functions. We examine the electric and magnetic Lewis-Weyl-Papapetrou frames and their discrete map, which sends κκ1\kappa\mapsto\kappa^{-1}, ψχ\psi\mapsto\chi, χψ\chi\mapsto-\psi, and ϵϵψχ\epsilon\mapsto\epsilon-\psi\chi. Finally, we apply the sectorial transformations to harmonic scalar--acuum Weyl seeds with independent gravitational and scalar harmonics. Frozen-ModMax Harrison maps generate charged branches, while Ehlers generates the gravito-rotational branch. For these solutions we give the final quadratures for kk, ω\omega, and AφA_\varphi.

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@article{arxiv.2605.17843,
  title  = {Potential Space Symmetries in Ernst-like Formulations of Einstein-Maxwell/ModMax-Scalar field Theories},
  author = {Leonel Bixano and Tonatiuh Matos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.17843},
  year   = {2026}
}