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I review elements of the foundations of black-hole theory with attention to problematic issues, and describe some techniques which either seem to help with the difficulties or at least investigate their scope. The definition of black holes…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-05-11 Adam D. Helfer

We establish a framework to construct spherically symmetric and static solutions in $f(R)$ gravity coupled with nonlinear electromagnetic fields. We present two new specific solutions and discuss the energy conditions. We calculate some…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-09 Yongben Shi , Rong-Jia Yang

According to the no-hair theorem, astrophysical black holes are uniquely characterized by their masses and spins and are described by the Kerr metric. Several parametric spacetimes which deviate from the Kerr metric have been proposed in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-12-16 Tim Johannsen

The prediction of spacetime singularities, regions of infinite curvature where classical physics breaks down, is one of the most profound challenges in General Relativity (GR). In particular, black hole solutions such as the Schwarzschild…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-18 Jose Pinedo Soto

We derive universal properties of the near-horizon geometry of spherically symmetric black holes that follow from the observability of a regular apparent horizon. Only two types of solutions are admissible. After reviewing their properties…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-01 Sebastian Murk , Daniel R. Terno

The Galactic Center black hole environment gives us new opportunity to test deviation from General Relativity and black hole physics. In this work we analytically generate the shape of the Galactic Center black hole by using a recently…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-27 Pranjali Bhattacharjee , Sanjeev Kalita , Debojit Paul

The presence of a horizon is the principal marker for black holes as they appear in the classical theory of gravity. In General Relativity (GR), horizons have several defining properties. First, there exists a static spherically symmetric…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-09-19 Clement Berthiere , Debajyoti Sarkar , Sergey N. Solodukhin

We investigate the microstructure of Kerr Newman black holes in modified gravity of the f(R) type using a topological complex analytic framework inspired by holography. In this approach, black hole microstates are identified with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-30 Wen-Xiang Chen

General relativity has achieved remarkable experimental and observational success. Critically, recent data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA, Event Horizon Telescope, and GRAVITY collaborations are often credited with \textit{demonstrating} the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-15 Thiago T. Bergamaschi

We propose a new parametric framework to describe in generic metric theories of gravity the spacetime of spherically symmetric and slowly rotating black holes. In contrast to similar approaches proposed so far, we do not use a Taylor…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-10-09 Luciano Rezzolla , Alexander Zhidenko

Several properties of canonical quantum gravity modify space-time structures, sometimes to the degree that no effective line elements exist to describe the geometry. An analysis of solutions, for instance in the context of black holes, then…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-11-04 Martin Bojowald , George M. Paily , Juan D. Reyes , Rakesh Tibrewala

Black hole solutions in general relativity come with pathologies such as singularity and mass inflation instability, which are believed to be cured by a yet-to-be-found quantum theory of gravity. Without such consistent description, one may…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-14 Rajes Ghosh , Mostafizur Rahman , Akash K Mishra

The Einstein's equations with a negative cosmological constant admit solutions which are asymptotically anti-de Sitter space. Matter fields in anti-de Sitter space can be in stable equilibrium even if the potential energy is unbounded from…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-30 L. Vanzo

We study a minimal extension of a recently proposed modification of general relativity that draws on concepts from topological field theory to resolve aspects of the cosmological constant problem. In the original model, the field content of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-16 Stephon Alexander , Steven J. Clark , Gabriel Herczeg , Michael W. Toomey

Astrophysical black hole candidates are thought to be the Kerr black holes predicted by General Relativity, but the actual nature of these objects has still to be proven. The Kerr black hole hypothesis can be tested by observing strong…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-02-17 Cosimo Bambi

Recently, Almheiri et. al. argued, via a delicate thought experiment, that it is not consistent to simultaneosuly require that (a) Hawking radiation is pure, (b) effective field theory is valid outside a stretched horizon and (c) infalling…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-06-11 Cenalo Vaz

In general, the field equation of $f(R)$ gravitational theory is very intricate, and therefore, it is not an easy task to derive analytical solutions. We consider rotating black hole spacetime four-dimensional in the $f(R)$ gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-14 G. L. N. Nashed , Shin'ichi Nojiri

We derive an exact radiating Kerr-Newman like black hole solution, with constant curvature $R=R_0$ imposed, to {\it metric} $f(R)$ gravity via complex transformations suggested by Newman-Janis. This generates a geometry which is precisely…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-11 Sushant G. Ghosh , Sunil D. Maharaj , Uma Papnoi

Black holes in General Relativity are very simple objects. This property, that goes under the name of "no-hair," has been refined in the last few decades and admits several versions. The simplicity of black holes makes them ideal testbeds…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-24 Vitor Cardoso , Leonardo Gualtieri

We analyse a rotating regular black hole with asymptotically Minkowski core. This Kerr-like geometry possesses the full "Killing tower" of nontrivial Killing tensor, Killing-Yano tensor, and principal tensor. The Hamilton-Jacobi equation,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-10 Alex Simpson , Matt Visser