The metric of the Myers-Perry black hole is ds2=−dt2+ρ2R2dr2+ρ2dθ2+ρ2(sin2θdϕ2+cos2θdψ2)+2mρ2(dt−asin2θdϕ−acos2θdψ)2
with
ρ2=r2+a2 and R2=(r2+a2)2r2−2m.
This metric describes a rotating black hole with two equal angular frequencies.
The Weyl tensor Cμνκλ of the metric (1) can be decomposed as C=−mρ2(2 F⊗F+12 F ∧◯ F+18FαβFαβg ∧◯ g+ F2 ∧◯ g)
with F the anti-symmetric matrix defined by F=dA with
A=1ρ2(−dt+asin2θdϕ+acos2θdψ)
Furthermore,
⊗=the tensor product∧◯=the Kulkarni – Nomizu productF2=the symmetric matrix with components (F2)μν=FμλFλν
Remarks
- The Wikipedia article about the Kulkarni – Nomizu product defines this product for symmetric matrices only, but I also use it in (2) for the anti-symmetric matrix Fμν.
- The form A has similarities to the potential of a charged rotating sphere. I do not know the reason for this resemblance.
- Myers and Perry have written down the metric of a rotating black hole in D dimensions. I have not analyzed if a decomposition as (2) holds in general D.
- A review of the Myers-Perry black holes can be found in arXiv:1111.1903
- In a previous post, I decomposed the Weyl tensor of the Reissner–Nordström black hole.
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