Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes
The correspondence of stationary, axisymmetric, asymptotically flat space-times and bundles over a reduced twistor space has been established in four dimensions. The main impediment for an application of this correspondence to examples in higher dimensions is the lack of a higher-dimensional equival...
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| author | Metzner, N |
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| description | The correspondence of stationary, axisymmetric, asymptotically flat space-times and bundles over a reduced twistor space has been established in four dimensions. The main impediment for an application of this correspondence to examples in higher dimensions is the lack of a higher-dimensional equivalent of the Ernst poten- tial. This thesis will propose such a generalized Ernst potential, point out where the rod structure of the space-time can be found in the twistor picture and thereby provide a procedure for generating solutions to the Einstein field equations in higher dimensions from the rod structure, other asymptotic data, and the requirement of a regular axis. Examples in five dimensions are studied and necessary tools are developed, in particular rules for the transition between different adaptations of the patching matrix and rules for the elimination of conical singularities. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0c275046-2d6f-4860-9bb3-5d5e5048cd5a2022-03-26T09:33:22ZTwistor theory of higher-dimensional black holesThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:0c275046-2d6f-4860-9bb3-5d5e5048cd5aRelativity and gravitational theory (mathematics)EnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2012Metzner, NTod, PMason, LThe correspondence of stationary, axisymmetric, asymptotically flat space-times and bundles over a reduced twistor space has been established in four dimensions. The main impediment for an application of this correspondence to examples in higher dimensions is the lack of a higher-dimensional equivalent of the Ernst poten- tial. This thesis will propose such a generalized Ernst potential, point out where the rod structure of the space-time can be found in the twistor picture and thereby provide a procedure for generating solutions to the Einstein field equations in higher dimensions from the rod structure, other asymptotic data, and the requirement of a regular axis. Examples in five dimensions are studied and necessary tools are developed, in particular rules for the transition between different adaptations of the patching matrix and rules for the elimination of conical singularities. |
| spellingShingle | Relativity and gravitational theory (mathematics) Metzner, N Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes |
| title | Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes |
| title_full | Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes |
| title_fullStr | Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes |
| title_short | Twistor theory of higher-dimensional black holes |
| title_sort | twistor theory of higher dimensional black holes |
| topic | Relativity and gravitational theory (mathematics) |
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