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A bstract In a companion paper [1] we showed that the symmetry group $$ \mathfrak{G} $$ G of non-expanding horizons (NEHs) is a 1-dimensional extension of the Bondi-Metzner-Sachs group $$ \mathfrak{B} $$ B at $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I + . For each infinitesimal generator of $$ \mathfrak{G} $$ G , we now define a charge and a flux on NEHs as well as perturbed NEHs. The procedure uses the covariant phase space framework in presence of internal null boundaries $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N along the lines of [2–6]. However, $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N is required to be an NEH or a perturbed NEH. Consequently, charges and fluxes associated with generators of $$ \mathfrak{G} $$ G are free of physically unsatisfactory features that can arise if $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N is allowed to be a general null boundary. In particular, all fluxes vanish if $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N is an NEH, just as one would hope; and fluxes associated with symmetries representing ‘time-translations’ are positive definite on perturbed NEHs. These results hold for zero as well as non-zero cosmological constant. In the asymptotically flat case, as noted in [1], $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I ± are NEHs in the conformally completed space-time but with an extra structure that reduces $$ \mathfrak{G} $$ G to $$ \mathfrak{B} $$ B . The flux expressions at $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N reflect this synergy between NEHs and $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I + . In a forthcoming paper, this close relation between NEHs and $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I + will be used to develop gravitational wave tomography, enabling one to deduce horizon dynamics directly from the waveforms at $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I + .
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Non-expanding horizons: multipoles and the symmetry group
A bstract It is well-known that blackhole and cosmological horizons in equilibrium situations are well-modeled by non expanding horizons (NEHs) [1–3]. In the first part of the paper we introduce multipole moments to characterize their geometry, removing the restriction to axisymmetric situations made in the existing literature [4]. We then show that the symmetry group $$ \mathfrak{G} $$ G of NEHs is a 1-dimensional extension of the BMS group $$ \mathfrak{B} $$ B . These symmetries are used in a companion paper [5] to define charges and fluxes on NEHs, as well as perturbed NEHs. They have physically attractive properties. Finally, it is generally not appreciated that $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I ± of asymptotically flat space-times are NEHs in the conformally completed space-time . Forthcoming papers will (i) show that $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I ± have a small additional structure that reduces $$ \mathfrak{G} $$ G to the BMS group $$ \mathfrak{B} $$ B , and the BMS charges and fluxes can be recovered from the NEH framework; and, (ii) develop gravitational wave tomography for the late stage of compact binary coalescences: reading-off the dynamics of perturbed NEHs in the strong field regime (via evolution of their multipoles), from the waveform at $$ \mathcal{I} $$ I + .
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- Award ID(s):
- 1806356
- PAR ID:
- 10379269
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Volume:
- 2022
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1029-8479
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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