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Causality and black holes in spacetimes with a preferred foliation

Bhattacharyya, Jishnu; Colombo, Mattia; Sotiriou, Thomas P.

Authors

Jishnu Bhattacharyya

Mattia Colombo

THOMAS SOTIRIOU Thomas.Sotiriou@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Gravitational Physics



Abstract

© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. We develop a framework that facilitates the study of the causal structure of spacetimes with a causally preferred foliation. Such spacetimes may arise as solutions of Lorentz-violating theories, e.g. Horava gravity. Our framework allows us to rigorously define concepts such as black/white holes and to formalize the notion of a 'universal horizon', that has been previously introduced in the simpler setting of static and spherically symmetric geometries. We also touch upon the issue of development and prove that universal horizons are Cauchy horizons when evolution depends on boundary data or asymptotic conditions. We establish a local characterisation of universal horizons in stationary configurations. Finally, under the additional assumption of axisymmetry, we examine under which conditions these horizons are cloaked by Killing horizons, which can act like usual event horizons for low-energy excitations.

Citation

Bhattacharyya, J., Colombo, M., & Sotiriou, T. P. (2016). Causality and black holes in spacetimes with a preferred foliation. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 33(23), Article 235003. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/33/23/235003

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 7, 2016
Online Publication Date Oct 28, 2016
Publication Date Oct 28, 2016
Deposit Date Jan 11, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Classical and Quantum Gravity
Print ISSN 0264-9381
Electronic ISSN 1361-6382
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 33
Issue 23
Article Number 235003
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/33/23/235003
Keywords Modified gravity, Lorentz violations, Black holes, Causality
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/821097
Publisher URL http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0264-9381/33/23/235003/meta

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