Maxwell fields inherit stationarity from stationary metrics.
problem Maxwell fields in asymptotically flat solutions of Einstein-Maxwell equations.
method Proving Maxwell fields inherit stationarity of the metric.
result Maxwell fields inherit stationarity from stationary metrics.
Researchers solve field equations for special gravitational instantons.
problem Solving field equations for conformally Kähler Riemannian four-manifolds.
method Developed a framework to solve the field equations for generalised gravitational instantons using conformal self-duality and cosmological Einstein-Maxwell.
result Found conformally self-dual and Einstein-Maxwell generalisations of specific geometries.
Study finds obstacles to solutions for specific equations on compact surfaces.
problem Existence of solutions to self-dual equations on compact surfaces.
method Depends on Higgs field zeroes and vortex number.
result Infinitely many Higgs fields for which solutions cannot exist.
Study on type-D metrics aligned with Einstein-Maxwell equations, deriving solutions.
problem Understanding metrics with specific Weyl tensor types and their properties.
method Reinterpretation of Araneda's results using Toda field equation and application of Ward's method.
result Metrics can be expressed using solutions of the SU(∞)-Toda field equation and axisymmetric solutions of the Laplacian. A discussion is given of the conformal Einstein field equations coupled with matter whose energy-momentum tensor is trace-free. These resulting equations are expressed in terms of a generic Weyl connection. The article shows how in the presence of matter it is possible to construct a conformal gauge which allows to kno…
We prove involutivity of Einstein, Einstein-Maxwell and other field equations by calculating the Spencer cohomology of these systems. Relation with Cartan method is traced in details. Basic implications through Cartan-Kahler theory are derived.
Classifies non-Einstein solutions to Einstein--Maxwell equations on 4D Lie algs.
problem Finding non-Einstein solutions to Einstein--Maxwell equations on 4D Lie algebras.
method Classification of left-invariant solutions up to automorphisms.
result Classification of all left-invariant non-Einstein solutions.
Study shows how electromagnetic and gravitational waves can form trapped surfaces.
problem Formation of trapped surfaces from initial data with electromagnetic fields.
method Established a scale-critical semi-global existence result from past null infinity for the Einstein-Maxwell system.
result Generalized approach for studying Einstein vacuum equations and extended a result to scale-critical regime.
Stability of extremal Reissner-Nordström black holes proven in spherical symmetry.
problem Stability of extremal Reissner-Nordström black holes in spherical symmetry.
method Proved nonlinear asymptotic stability through spherically symmetric characteristic data.
result Existence of a submanifold Mstab leading to stable solutions. Area-charge inequalities and local rigidity of free boundary MOTS in charged initial data sets
problem Area-charge inequalities and local rigidity of free boundary MOTS in charged initial data sets
method Area-charge inequalities and local rigidity of free boundary MOTS in charged initial data sets
result Prove area-charge inequalities for free boundary MOTS in initial data sets for the Einstein-Maxwell equations with vanishing magnetic fields
Paper proves trapped surface formation for Einstein-Maxwell-charged scalar field system.
problem Formation of trapped surfaces in Einstein-Maxwell-charged scalar field system.
method Generalized Christodoulou's approach for spherical symmetry and improved for Minkowskian data.
result Improved bound on trapped surface formation for Minkowskian data.
We derive a local curvature estimate for four-dimensional stationary solutions to the inheriting Einstein-Maxwell-Klein-Gordon equations. In particular, it implies that any such stationary geodesically complete solution with vanishing Poynting vector and proper coupling constants (like dark energy) is flat. We also gen…
New instantons show Einstein-Maxwell fields are more complex.
problem Disprove Euclidean Einstein-Maxwell black hole uniqueness.
method Explicit construction of new three-parameter family of asymptotically flat instantons.
result Demonstrate subtle properties of coupled gravitational and electromagnetic fields.
Any constant-scalar-curvature Kaehler (cscK) metric on a complex surface may be viewed as a solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations, and this allows one to produce solutions of these equations on any 4-manifold that arises as a compact complex surface with b_1 even. It is shown, however, that not all solutions of th…
Generalising the results in arXiv:1612.00281, we construct infinite-dimensional families of non-singular stationary space times, solutions of Yang-Mills-Higgs-Einstein-Maxwell-Chern-Simons-dilaton-scalar field equations with a negative cosmological constant. The families include an infinite-dimensional family of soluti…
In this paper, we study a coupled system of equations on oriented compact 4-manifolds which we call the Bach-Merkulov equations. These equations can be thought of as the conformally invariant version of the classical Einstein-Maxwell equations in general relativity. Inspired by the work of C. LeBrun on Einstein-Maxwell…
Page's Einstein metric on CP_2 # (-CP_2) is conformally related to an extremal Kaehler metric. Here we construct a family of conformally Kähler solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations that deforms the Page metric, while sweeping out the entire Kaehler cone of CP_2 # (-CP_2).The same method also yields analogous sol…
Study constructs infinite families of non-singular black hole solutions with a negative cosmological constant.
problem Constructing non-singular black hole solutions with a negative cosmological constant.
method Using an elliptic system of equations with complex coefficients for complex-valued tensor fields.
result Infinite-dimensional families of non-singular stationary black hole solutions with a negative cosmological constant.
Paper proves trapped surface formation for EMCSF system without symmetry assumptions.
problem Formation of trapped surfaces for the Einstein--Maxwell--charged scalar field system.
method Scale-critical trapped surface formation result established from past null infinity.
result Focusing of gravitational waves, concentration of electromagnetic fields, or condensation of scalar fields can lead to trapped surface formation.
We construct infinite-dimensional families of non-singular static space times, solutions of the vacuum Einstein-Maxwell equations with a negative cosmological constant. The families include an infinite-dimensional family of solutions with the usual AdS conformal structure at conformal infinity.
Paper discusses existence of Einstein-Maxwell Kähler metrics.
problem Existence of Einstein-Maxwell Kähler metrics.
method Review and extensions of volume minimization principle, toric K-stability.
result Numerical analysis suggests the existence of a Killing vector field.
The paper studies conformally Einstein-Maxwell Kähler metrics and automorphism group structure.
problem Analyzing conformally Einstein-Maxwell Kähler metrics and their automorphism groups.
method Using a Hessian formula for the Calabi functional and extending the Lichnerowicz-Matsushima Theorem.
result Proves a reductiveness result of the reduced Lie algebra of holomorphic vector fields for conformally Einstein-Maxwell Kähler manifolds.
New black hole models with both null and spacelike singularities.
problem Understanding singularities in black hole spacetimes.
method Developed a new spacelike-characteristic gluing method to construct black hole spacetimes.
result First examples of black holes with coexisting null and spacelike singularities.
Study proves stability of big bang singularity in complex system.
problem Stability of Kasner solutions in Einstein-Maxwell-scalar field-Vlasov system.
method Detailed mathematical structures and new delicate arguments.
result Nonlinear stability with Kasner exponents in full strong sub-critical regime.
We prove that for spacetimes solving the Einstein-Maxwell (EM) equations, the electromagnetic field contributes at highest order to the nonlinear memory effect of gravitational waves. In [5] D. Christodoulou showed that gravitational waves have a nonlinear memory. He discussed how this effect can be measured as a perma…
Constructs solutions to Einstein-Maxwell-current system using Sasakian manifolds.
problem Solving the Einstein-Maxwell-Current system with inhomogeneous charged particle density.
method Using Sasakian manifolds to specify magnetic field and electric current.
result Solutions with arbitrary function describing charged particle density and curvature.
Constructs periodic solutions for wave equations, including Einstein's, with negative cosmological constant.
problem Finding periodic solutions for nonlinear wave equations, especially Einstein's equations with negative cosmological constant.
method Analytic continuation to construct periodic solutions.
result Infinite-dimensional families of time-periodic solutions for vacuum and Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton-scalar fields.
Unified method for constructing non-vacuum initial data sets in general relativity.
problem Constructing solutions of Einstein constraint equations with coupled matter sources.
method Phase space representation and scaling of matter fields.
result Semi-decoupling of conformal constraint equations for constant-mean curvature initial data.
New solution to Einstein-Maxwell equations invariant under dilations.
problem Electrostatic system with conformal spatial factor.
method Complete ansatz reduction to ODE system, proving two possibilities.
result New solution to Majumdar-Papapetrou class invariant under dilations.
The paper examines curvature properties of charged Nariai spacetimes.
problem Investigating geometric structures of charged Nariai spacetimes.
method Analyzing curvature properties and geometric structures of charged Nariai spacetimes.
result Charged Nariai spacetimes are locally symmetric, 2-quasi-Einstein, and Ein(2)-space.
Developed tools to compute charged Bartnik mass for Einstein-Maxwell equations.
problem Computing quasi-local mass for charged initial data sets.
method Created extensions and gluing techniques for time-symmetric initial data sets of Einstein-Maxwell equations.
result Computed ad-hoc charged Bartnik mass for suitable charged minimal Bartnik data.
Classifies automorphisms of conformally Kähler, Einstein-Maxwell metrics.
problem Classifying holomorphic automorphisms of conformally Kähler, Einstein-Maxwell metrics.
method Structure theorem for holomorphic automorphisms, extending classical results.
result Completes classification of conformally Kähler, Einstein--Maxwell metrics on CP1imesCP1. The Einstein-Maxwell equations on a smooth compact 4-manifold are reformulated as a purely Riemannian variational problem analogous to Calabi's variational problem for extremal Kahler metrics. Next, Seiberg-Witten theory is used to show that these two problems are in fact intimately related. Extremal Kahler metrics are…
Carter tensor analysis aids wave equation on Kerr-Newman spacetime.
problem Analyzing perturbations of Kerr-Newman spacetime using wave equation.
method Physical-space analysis adapted to Kerr-Newman spacetime, leveraging Carter operator commutation.
result Carter operator commutes with wave equation on Kerr-Newman spacetime, enabling wave equation analysis.
Paper proves new inequalities for Einstein-Maxwell data sets.
problem Establishing area-charge inequalities for Einstein-Maxwell initial data sets.
method Applying Gromov's μ-bubble technique in a new geometric context.
result Novel rigidity theorems for noncompact Einstein-Maxwell data sets.
The paper explores rigid geometric structures near surfaces with equality in area-charge inequalities.
problem Geometric constraints near surfaces with equality in area-charge inequalities.
method Investigation of equality in area-charge inequalities for spherical minimal surfaces and MOTS within the Einstein-Maxwell equations framework.
result Equality in area-charge inequalities imposes rigid geometric structures, including normal electric and magnetic fields and isometric Riemannian products.
Building on author's previous results in singular semi-Riemannian geometry and singular general relativity, the behavior of gauge theory at singularities is analyzed. The usual formulations of the field equations at singularities are accompanied by infinities which block the evolution equations, mainly because the metr…
In a previous paper, we have introduced a new unified description of the main equations of the gravitational and of the electromagnetic field, in terms of tidal tensors and connections on the tangent bundle TM of the space-time manifold. In the present work, we relate these equations to variational procedures on the ta…
Proves rigidity of extremal Kerr-Newman horizons.
problem Classifying near-horizon geometries of extremal Kerr-Newman horizons.
method Proves intrinsic geometry constraints leading to rigidity.
result Proves extremal Kerr-Newman horizons are unique.
We establish a type of positive energy theorem for asymptotically anti-de Sitter Einstein-Maxwell initial data sets by using Witten's spinoral techniques.
We revisit the problem of extension of a Killing vector field in a spacetime which is solution to the Einstein-Maxwell equation. This extension has been proved to be unique in the case of a Killing vector field which is normal to a bifurcate horizon by Yu. Here we generalize the extension of the vector field to a stron…
Survey paper examines obstructions to solving Kähler geometry problems.
problem Existence of Kähler-Ricci solitons, Sasaki-Einstein metrics, and conformally Einstein-Maxwell Kähler metrics.
method Obstructions are derived as derivatives of volume functionals for vector fields.
result Identifies vector fields for which existence problems should be attempted.
Proves stability of Minkowski space-time in Einstein-Yang-Mills system.
problem Stability of Minkowski space-time governed by Einstein-Yang-Mills system.
method Null frame decomposition, well-posedness of Cauchy development, convergence to Minkowski space-time.
result Exterior stability of Minkowski space-time in Lorenz gauge without spherical symmetry.
We show that a stationary solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations which is close to a non-degenerate Reissner-Nordström-de Sitter solution is in fact equal to a slowly rotating Kerr-Newman-de Sitter solution. The proof uses the non-linear stability of the Kerr-Newman-de Sitter family of black holes for small angular…
The Einstein/Maxwell equations reduce in the stationary and axially symmetric case to a harmonic map with prescribed singularities phi: R^3Σ-> H^2_C, where Sigma is a subset of the axis of symmetry, and H^2_C is the complex hyperbolic plane. Motivated by this problem, we prove the existence and uniqueness of harmonic m…
Second part of series studying charged scalar fields on Reissner--Nordström spacetimes.
problem Analyzing late-time behavior and stability of charged scalar fields on black hole backgrounds.
method Purely physical-space based methods, energy estimates, inverse-power laws.
result First pointwise decay estimates for charged scalar fields on black hole backgrounds.
Proof confirms cosmic censorship for charged gravitational collapse.
problem Cosmic censorship for Einstein-Maxwell-Charged Scalar Field system.
method Systematic approach to incorporate charge and complex scalar field, new trapped surface criterion, modified BV area estimates, and new instability theorems.
result Cosmic censorship holds for charged gravitational collapse.
Making use of the Kerr theorem for shear-free null congruences and of Newman's representation for a virtual charge ``moving'' in complex space-time, we obtain an axisymmetric time-dependent generalization of the Kerr congruence, with a singular ring uniformly contracting to a point and expanding then to infinity. Elect…