The Tomimatsu–Sato Metric Reloaded

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Abstract

In this work, we derive exact analytic formulae for the inner and outer surfaces representing the boundary of the ergoregion appearing in the Tomimatsu–Sato (TS) metric. Exact expressions for the radii of the ergoregion in prolate spheroidal coordinates and in Boyer-Lindquist coordinates are obtained. We also found that in addition to the ring-shaped naked singularity, there is an event horizon placed in the inner region inside the aforementioned curvature singularity. In comparing our results with previous studies, we also uncovered and corrected several errors in the literature. Finally, we provide tables of numerical values for the inner and outer boundaries of the ergoregion for different values of the rotational parameter. We hope this study will be a useful resource for all researchers interested in the Tomimatsu–Sato metric.

Original languageBritish English
Article number77
JournalUniverse
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • black hole
  • naked singularity
  • Tomimatsu–Sato metric

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