Abstract
We analyze the origin of separability for rotating black holes in string theory, considering both massless and massive geodesic equations as well as the corresponding wave equations. We construct a conformal Killing-Stackel tensor for a general class of black holes with four independent charges, then identify two-charge configurations where enhancement to an exact Killing-Stackel tensor is possible. We show that further enhancement to a conserved Killing-Yano tensor is possible only for the special case of Kerr-Newman black holes. We construct natural null congruences for all these black holes and use the results to show that only the Kerr-Newman black holes are algebraically special in the sense of Petrov. Modifying the asymptotic behavior by the subtraction procedure that induces an exact SL(2) 2 also preserves only the conformal Killing-Stackel tensor. Similarly, we find that a rotating Kaluza-Klein black hole possesses a conformal Killing-Stackel tensor but has no further enhancements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 152 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2012 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Black holes
- Black holes in string theory
- Classical theories of gravity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics