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Exact vacuum solution with Hopf structure in general relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-07-09 v1

Abstract

An exact solution to the vacuum Einstein equations is presented, whose structure is based on the Hopf fibration. The solution employs a geodesic null vector field that defines a twisting congruence and appears in the metric in Kerr-Schild form. This solution is of Petrov type D and involves two parameters. Remarkably, the resulting spacetime is regular, with no curvature singularities. Both the Kretschmann scalar and the Chern-Pontryagin scalar are nonzero and remain finite throughout the spacetime. In addition, the Newman-Penrose Weyl scalar Ψ2\Psi_2 possesses both nonzero real and imaginary parts, reflecting the topologically nontrivial nature of the gravitational field. The spacetime also admits two Killing vector fields and a Killing-Yano tensor, which induces an associated Killing tensor, revealing its hidden symmetry. The derivation is simple and self-contained, offering a transparent and geometrically guided approach to finding new exact solutions in general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.2506.20878,
  title  = {Exact vacuum solution with Hopf structure in general relativity},
  author = {Junpei Harada},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.20878},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

5 pages, 1 figure, 1 table; accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.D

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