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Conformally coupled scalar in rotating black hole spacetimes

Finnian Gray, Ian Holst, David Kubizňák, Gloria Odak, Dalila M. Pîrvu, Tales Rick Perche

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Abstract

We demonstrate separability of conformally coupled scalar field equations in general (off-shell) Kerr - Newman-Unti-Tamburino - anti-de Sitter spacetimes in all dimensions. The separability is intrinsically characterized by the existence of a complete set of mutually commuting conformal wave operators that can be constructed from a hidden symmetry of the principal Killing-Yano tensor. By token of conformal symmetry, the separability also works for any Weyl rescaled (off-shell) metrics. This is especially interesting in four dimensions where it guarantees separability of a conformally coupled scalar field in the general Plebański-Demiański spacetime.

Original languageEnglish
Article number084031
Pages (from-to)084031-1-084031-8
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume101
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes

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