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The Flight of the Bumblebee in a Non-Commutative Geometry: A New Black Hole Solution

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-04-17 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

This paper investigates a new black hole solution within the framework of bumblebee gravity, incorporating non-commutative corrections parameterized by Θ\Theta and implemented through the Moyal twist rθ\partial_r \wedge \partial_\theta. Notably, the event horizon remains unaffected by Θ\Theta, while the surface gravity becomes ill-defined, in agreement with the behavior previously reported for the non-commutative Schwarzschild black hole [1]. The propagation of light is examined by analyzing null geodesics, identifying critical orbits, and determining the resulting black hole shadow. To complement these analyses, we explore gravitational lensing by evaluating the deflection angle in both the weak- and strong-field regimes. Using these results, constraints are derived for the lensing observables by comparing with the Event Horizon Telescope data for SgrASgr A^{*} and M87M87^{*}. Finally, we close the analysis by deriving additional constraints from standard Solar System experiments, including Mercury's orbital precession, gravitational light bending, and time-delay measurements.

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@article{arxiv.2509.17867,
  title  = {The Flight of the Bumblebee in a Non-Commutative Geometry: A New Black Hole Solution},
  author = {A. A. Araújo Filho and N. Heidari and Iarley P. Lobo and Yuxuan Shi and Francisco S. N. Lobo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.17867},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

41 pages, 9 figures and 3 tables -- accepted for publication in Annals of Physics