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Rotating Charged Black Holes with Scalar Hair Constructed via the Newman-Janis Algorithm: Accretion Disk Structure and Shadow Characteristics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-11-04 v3

Abstract

In this paper, we generate a rotating charged black hole (BH) with scalar hair via the Newman--Janis algorithm (NJA) and study its thin accretion disk and shadow. The structure of the event horizon and ergosurface is analyzed in detail, revealing how the charge parameter QQ and scalar hair parameter ss influence the spacetime geometry. We analyze the energy flux and temperature distribution of the accretion disk, finding that increasing either QQ or ss leads to higher energy flux and peak temperature. The BH shadow is also examined, showing that its apparent size decreases monotonically with increasing QQ or ss. Notably, in the near-extremal regime, the shadow develops a distinctive cuspy edge, indicative of strong light bending in the scalarized and charged spacetime. By comparing the theoretically predicted shadow diameter with Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observations of Sgr A^*, we derive observational constraints on the model parameters. For inclination angles of 1717^\circ and 9090^\circ, a joint analysis constrains the charge parameter to 0<Q<0.5227450<Q<0.522745 (at fixed s=0.1s=0.1) and the scalar hair parameter to 0<s<0.2833730<s<0.283373 (at fixed Q=0.3Q=0.3). Our results demonstrate how scalar hair and electric charge leave imprints on accretion disk emissions and black hole shadows, offering new observational signatures for testing gravity theories beyond general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.2509.01226,
  title  = {Rotating Charged Black Holes with Scalar Hair Constructed via the Newman-Janis Algorithm: Accretion Disk Structure and Shadow Characteristics},
  author = {Ziqiang Cai and Zhenglong Ban and Qi-Qi Liang and Haiyuan Feng and Zheng-Wen Long},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.01226},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages, 9 figures