Paper develops a new geometric framework for Kerr stability.
problem Uniform decay properties of Kerr solutions.
method Geometric framework for Teukolsky equation in nonlinear Kerr spacetime.
result First nonlinear version of Chandrasekhar transformation.
The paper proves smoothness of event horizons in Kerr spacetime perturbations.
problem Smoothness of event horizons in Kerr spacetime perturbations.
method Proof of smoothness using stability of slowly rotating Kerr spacetimes.
result Smooth null hypersurfaces of event horizons are proven for Kerr spacetime perturbations.
This paper constructs GCM hypersurfaces in Kerr spacetimes.
problem Extending the Kerr family stability proof to full stability.
method Concatenating a 1-parameter family of GCM spheres by solving an ODE system.
result Removes symmetry restrictions in GCM procedure.
Study shows formation of Kerr black holes with complete apparent horizons and proves Penrose inequalities.
problem Formation of Kerr black holes and Penrose inequalities.
method Combining gravitational-collapse and Kerr stability results with new coordinate changes and elliptic arguments.
result Proves dynamical and spacetime Penrose inequalities in black hole formation spacetimes.
New proof of Kerr stability outside null cones.
problem Stability of Kerr spacetime in external regions.
method Unified treatment of initial data and rp-weighted estimates. result Reduced number of derivatives and simplified last slice treatment.
New framework for gravitational perturbations of Kerr spacetimes, focusing on stability.
problem Stability of Kerr spacetimes to gravitational perturbations.
method New geometric framework with tailored null frames and gauge, reformulating Einstein equations.
result Derivation of linearised vacuum Einstein equations in the new framework.
New method defines GCM spheres in Kerr perturbations, proving their stability.
problem Stability of GCM spheres in Kerr perturbations.
method Effective uniformization theorem, canonical definition of ℓ=1 modes, intrinsic existence theorem. result Stability of GCM spheres in Kerr perturbations proven.
New proof of stability for expanding Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes with smoothness at the boundary.
problem Stability of expanding region of Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes.
method Modified generalized harmonic gauge, local stability near conformal boundary, smoothness down to future conformal boundary.
result Smoothness of conformally rescaled metric down to future conformal boundary with mild singularity.
Stability of black holes proven in full subextremal range with positive cosmological constant.
problem Stability of Kerr-de Sitter black holes in the full subextremal range.
method Similar to previous proof in slowly rotating case, with implementation of constraint damping and verification of subprincipal symbol condition.
result Stability of Kerr-de Sitter black holes proven in the full subextremal range.
This work proves Kerr black holes are dynamically stable under certain perturbations.
problem Dynamical stability of Kerr black holes under axially symmetric perturbations.
method Dimensional reduction to 2+1 Einstein-wave map system, construction of positive-definite energy functional, proving boundary terms vanish.
result Strictly conserved positive energy for axially symmetric linear perturbations of Kerr black holes.
We prove the linear stability of slowly rotating Kerr black holes as solutions of the Einstein vacuum equation: linearized perturbations of a Kerr metric decay at an inverse polynomial rate to a linearized Kerr metric plus a pure gauge term. We work in a natural wave map/DeTurck gauge and show that the pure gauge term …
This the first in a series of papers whose ultimate goal is to establish the full nonlinear stability of the Kerr family for ∣a∣≪m. The paper builds on the strategy laid out in \cite{KS} in the context of the nonlinear stability of Schwarzschild for axially symmetric polarized perturbations. In fact the central id…
We review our recent work on linear stability for scalar perturbations of Kerr spacetimes, that is to say, boundedness and decay properties for solutions of the scalar wave equation \Box_gψ = 0 on Kerr exterior backgrounds. We begin with the very slowly rotating case |a| \ll M, where first boundedness and then decay ha…
Proves stability of Schwarzschild black holes without symmetry assumptions.
problem Stability of Schwarzschild black holes under general conditions.
method Teleologically normalised double null gauges, analysis of linear stability, and control of non-linearities.
result Proves non-linear asymptotic stability of Schwarzschild family as solutions to Einstein vacuum equations.
Proves wave equation solutions in Kerr-de Sitter spacetime have specific asymptotic expansions.
problem Analyzing solutions to wave equations in Kerr-de Sitter spacetime.
method Developed a Fredholm setup for quasinormal modes and analyzed trapping of lightlike geodesics.
result Proves asymptotic expansions of wave equation solutions up to a decay order.
Researchers found a way to measure energy in black hole perturbations.
problem Lack of positive-definite and conserved energy in black hole stability.
method Dimensional reduction and construction of a positive-definite energy functional.
result Conserved Hamiltonian energy for axially symmetric perturbations of Kerr black holes.
This paper concludes the series begun in [M. Dafermos and I. Rodnianski, Decay for solutions of the wave equation on Kerr exterior spacetimes I-II: the cases |a| << M or axisymmetry, arXiv:1010.5132], providing the complete proof of definitive boundedness and decay results for the scalar wave equation on Kerr backgroun…
We prove the global non-linear stability, without symmetry assumptions, of slowly rotating charged black holes in de Sitter spacetimes in the context of the initial value problem for the Einstein-Maxwell equations: If one perturbs the initial data of a slowly rotating Kerr-Newman-de Sitter (KNdS) black hole, then in a …
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.
New memory effect discovered in gravitational wave behavior.
problem Understanding gravitational wave behavior in spacetimes with angular momentum.
method Mathematical analysis of Minkowski spacetime and Kerr black holes.
result Angular momentum memory effect observed at future null infinity.
The paper analyzes Teukolsky equations on Kerr backgrounds, proving boundedness and decay of solutions.
problem Analyzing boundedness and decay of solutions to Teukolsky equations on Kerr backgrounds.
method Frequency space analysis of transformed Teukolsky equations on Kerr backgrounds.
result Fixed frequency solutions remain bounded and decay in time for subextremal Kerr backgrounds.
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…
We establish the full global non-linear stability of the Kerr-de Sitter family of black holes, as solutions of the initial value problem for the Einstein vacuum equations with positive cosmological constant, for small angular momenta, and without any symmetry assumptions on the initial data. We achieve this by extendin…
New proof of Schwarzschild stability using geometric gauge.
problem Linear stability of Schwarzschild spacetime under gravitational perturbations.
method Employing a new geometric gauge and exploiting the structure of transport equations.
result Established both orbital and asymptotic stability for linearised quantities.
This paper proves a canonical foliation on null infinity for Kerr-like black holes.
problem Establishing well-defined physical quantities on null infinity for Kerr-like black holes.
method Existence and uniqueness results for GCM spheres by Klainerman-Szeftel.
result Existence of a canonical foliation on future null infinity with well-defined physical quantities.
Study on mode stability of gravitational instantons of type D.
problem Proving mode stability of gravitational instantons of type D.
method Analogous to Lorentzian case, analyze Weyl curvature scalars satisfying a separable Teukolsky equation.
result Prove mode stability, showing no solutions compatible with regularity and asymptotic flatness.
In a recent seminal paper \cite{D-H-R} of Dafermos, Holzegel and Rodnianski the linear stability of the Schwarzschild family of black hole solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations was established by imposing a double null gauge. In this paper we shall prove that the Schwarzschild family is linearly stable as solution…
The geometry of five-dimensional Kerr black holes is discussed based on geodesics and Weyl curvatures. Kerr-Star space, Star-Kerr space and Kruskal space are naturally introduced by using special null geodesics. We show that the geodesics of AdS Kerr black hole are integrable, which generalizes the result of Frolov and…
No time-periodic Majorana fermions found in Kerr-Newman spacetimes with nontrivial charge.
problem Existence of Majorana fermions in Kerr-Newman spacetimes with nontrivial charge.
method Analysis of Dirac equation in Kerr-Newman spacetimes, leading to algebraic identities.
result No differentiable time-periodic Majorana fermions in Kerr-Newman spacetimes with nontrivial charge.
Achieved all-orders worldline action for Kerr black hole.
problem Calculating effective action for Kerr black hole.
method Twistor particle theory.
result All-orders worldline effective action for Kerr black hole.
No closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes, proving absence of closed causal geodesics.
problem Proving the nonexistence of closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
method Analyzing the Kerr-star spacetime, excluding closed null geodesics and proving the nonexistence of closed timelike geodesics.
result No closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
We prove a perturbative result concerning the uniqueness of Kerr-Newman family of black holes: given an asymptotically flat space-time with bifurcate horizons, if it agrees with a non-extremal Kerr-Newman space-time asymptotically flat at infinity and it is sufficiently close to the Kerr-Newman family, then the space-t…
Proves analyticity of quasinormal modes in Kerr and Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes.
problem Analyticity of quasinormal modes in extreme Kerr and Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes.
method Observation of stable radial point source/sink structure in bicharacteristic flow; recent microlocal analysis result by Galkowski and Zworski.
result Quasinormal modes are real analytic in subextremal Kerr and Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes.
Null geodesics in Kerr spacetimes cannot be closed or bounded.
problem Existence of closed null geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
method Analytical proof of non-existence of closed null geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
result Null geodesics in Kerr spacetimes cannot be closed or contained in a compact subset.
In this paper, we address the issue of linear stability of Schwarzschild space- time subject to certain axisymmetric perturbations. In particular, we prove that associ- ated solutions to the linearized vacuum Einstein equations centered at a Schwarzschild metric, with suitably regular initial data, decay to a linearize…
Characterizes Kerr spacetimes using conformal methods.
problem Understanding Kerr spacetimes through conformal transformations.
method Conformally covariant characterization approach.
result Ideal characterization of Kerr spacetimes.
We review some recent results on geometric equations on Lorentzian manifolds such as the wave and Dirac equations. This includes well-posedness and stability for various initial value problems, as well as results on the structure of these equations on black-hole spacetimes (in particular, on the Kerr solution), the ind…
Effective action for Kerr-Newman black hole found in twistor theory.
problem Effective action for Kerr-Newman black hole.
method Twistor particle theory to achieve all-orders worldline effective action.
result Exact hidden symmetries identified in self-dual backgrounds.
We prove in this paper the linear stability of the celebrated Schwarzschild family of black holes in general relativity: Solutions to the linearisation of the Einstein vacuum equations around a Schwarzschild metric arising from regular initial data remain globally bounded on the black hole exterior and in fact decay to…
In this paper, we study the odd solution of the linearlized Einstein equation on the Schwarzschild background and in the harmonic gauge. With the aid of Regge-Wheeler quantities, we are able to estimate the odd part of Lichnerowicz d'Alembertian equation. In particular, we prove the solution decays at rate τ−1+δ t…
We initiate a series of works where we study the interior of dynamical rotating vacuum black holes without symmetry. In the present paper, we take up the problem starting from appropriate Cauchy data for the Einstein vacuum equations defined on a hypersurface already within the black hole interior, representing the exp…
Locally symplectic structure found on Kerr space-time.
problem Understanding Kerr space-time using geodesics.
method Identifying locally conformally symplectic structure using characteristic classes and Kerr-Schild coordinates.
result Definition of cobordism category of contact 3-manifolds and locally conformally symplectic cobordisms.
Study axisymmetric waves on extremal Kerr spacetime using physical-space estimates.
problem Obtain integrated local energy decay estimates for axisymmetric waves on extremal Kerr backgrounds.
method Use physical-space analysis and a method introduced by Stogin, simplifying Aretakis' derivation.
result Extend Morawetz estimates to extremal Kerr spacetime using purely classical currents.
Study constructs scattering theory for massless Dirac field on Kerr spacetime.
problem Scattering theory for massless Dirac field on Kerr spacetime.
method Conformal geometric method, pointwise decay assumption.
result Valid construction in Schwarzschild and slowly rotating black hole spacetimes.
The paper explores Kähler structures of Taub-NUT and Kerr spaces.
problem Understanding Kähler properties of gravitational instantons and black holes.
method Analyzing Euclidean Taub-NUT and Kerr metrics using alternative coframes and conformal scaling.
result Euclidean Taub-NUT and Kerr metrics exhibit hyper-Kähler and globally conformally Kähler properties, respectively.
Study proves curvature estimates for Kerr spacetime's linearized perturbations.
problem Proving elliptic L2(S2)-estimates for linearised curvature quantities in Kerr spacetime. method Applies linearised system from doctoral thesis, covers full sub-extremal range of Kerr parameters.
result Elliptic L2(S2)-estimates for linearised curvature quantities in the full sub-extremal range of Kerr parameters. Kerr spacetimes without closed null geodesics for non-zero rotation.
problem Analyzing closed geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
method Analytic extension and geodesic analysis.
result Kerr spacetimes do not admit closed null geodesics for any non-zero rotation parameter.
Quantum Kerr learning shows enhancements in convergence and generalization for kernel-based methods.
problem Improving convergence and generalization in kernel-based methods for quantum computing.
method Combining quantum mechanics with neural tangent kernel theory and first-order perturbation theory.
result Quantum enhancements in terms of convergence time and generalization error.