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Shadow of a rotating braneworld black hole

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2012-03-19 v2

Abstract

We investigate the shadow cast by a rotating braneworld black hole, in the Randall-Sundrum scenario. In addition to the angular momentum, the tidal charge term deforms the shape of the shadow. For a given value of the rotation parameter, the presence of a negative tidal charge enlarges the shadow and reduces its deformation with respect to Kerr spacetime, while for a positive charge, the opposite effect is obtained. We also analyze the case in which the combination of the rotation parameter and the tidal charge results in a naked singularity. We discuss the observational prospects corresponding to the supermassive black hole at the Galactic center.

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@article{arxiv.1112.6349,
  title  = {Shadow of a rotating braneworld black hole},
  author = {Leonardo Amarilla and Ernesto F. Eiroa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.6349},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

11 pages, 6 figures. v2: improved version (includes 2 new figures)