Tidal dynamics and stellar disruption in charged Kalb-Ramond black holes in nonlinear electrodynamics
Abstract
We investigate tidal forces, geodesic deviation, and tidal disruption in the black hole spacetime described by the Kalb-Ramond-ModMax solution, where electromagnetic nonlinearity is governed by the parameter and Lorentz symmetry violation by the parameter . In the canonical sector (), the radial tidal force exhibits a transition marked by a sign inversion between the horizons and , signaling internal regimes of radial compression analogous to those of charged black holes; the parameter controls the strength and location of this transition, while regulates the nonlinear electromagnetic contribution. The angular tidal force is predominantly compressive, shaping the effective geometry, and acting as a damping factor. In the phantom sector (), tidal forces and geodesic deviation diverge, indicating a tidal instability, with and affecting only the magnitude of the response. We further show that shifts the relation between the horizon radius and the tidal disruption radius , thereby modifying the critical (Hills) mass defined by . Tidal disruption of neutron stars occurs inside the horizon for supermassive black holes, whereas Sun-like stars are disrupted outside the horizon, with becoming relevant only for ultramassive black holes with masses . Our results demonstrate that Kalb-Ramon-ModMax effects are largely suppressed for supermassive black holes, but may be relevant for intermediate-mass systems and observable tidal disruption events, offering an indirect probe of Lorentz violation and nonlinear electrodynamics in the strong-field regime.
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@article{arxiv.2601.09482,
title = {Tidal dynamics and stellar disruption in charged Kalb-Ramond black holes in nonlinear electrodynamics},
author = {Ednaldo L. B. Junior and Herlan N. Lemos and Marcos V. de S. Silva},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.09482},
year = {2026}
}
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14 pages, 7 figures