Light propagation in the vicinity of the ModMax black hole
Elda Guzman‐Herrera, Nora Bretón
Abstract
Abstract ModMax is a nonlinear electrodynamics theory with the same symmetries as Maxwell electrodynamics. Static spherically symmetric solutions have been derived by coupling ModMax electrodynamics with the Einstein equations, which can represent a black hole. In this paper, we analyze light propagation in the vicinity of the ModMax black hole. We determine birefringence, light trajectories, deflection, redshifts, as well as the shadow of the black hole using the effective or optical metric to determine the optical paths of light; comparison is done with the corresponding effects in the neighborhood of the Reissner-Nordstrom black hole, that is the solution to the Einstein-Maxwell equations.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsBlack hole (networking)Rotating black holeBlack braneCharged black holeQuantum electrodynamicsMaxwell's equationsWhite holeExtremal black holeClassical mechanicsRedshiftMathematical physicsQuantum mechanicsEntropy (arrow of time)Angular momentumGravitational collapseGalaxyLink-state routing protocolRouting (electronic design automation)Routing protocolComputer scienceComputer networkAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research