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Effective Kerr geometry from loop quantum gravity

2024/09/25 by Francesco Fazzini, Fazzini, Francesco · 3 citations
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2409.17099

openalex publication_date 2024/09/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We derive an effective Kerr metric from an effective Schwarzschild metric inspired by loop quantum gravity through the Newman-Janis algorithm. The resulting spacetime is free from the classical ring singularity and does not allow the existence of closed time-like curves, due to a lower radial bound in its domain inherited by the spherically symmetric seed metric. We give a possible interpretation to this lower bound by casting the metric in generalized Painlevé-Gullstrand coordinates. We analyze the horizon structure and the ergoregion pointing out the similarities and the differences with the classical Kerr spacetime. The study of the trajectory of the zero angular momentum observer allows to show two novel effects due purely to quantum gravity related to the frame dragging and the repulsive behaviour in the deep quantum region. We derive an effective separation Carter constant and the geodesic equations. Finally, we specialize the geodesic analysis to equatorial circular trajectories obtaining a modified third Kepler law and the equation defining the photon sphere.

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