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We study the double-copy relation between classical solutions in gauge theory and gravity, focusing on four-dimensional vacuum metrics of algebraic type D, a class that includes several important solutions. We present a double copy of curvatures that applies to all spacetimes of this type -- the Weyl double copy -- relating the curvature of the spacetime to an electromagnetic field strength. We show that the Weyl double copy is consistent with the previously known Kerr-Schild double copy, and in fact resolves certain ambiguities of the latter. The most interesting new example of the classical double copy presented here is that of the C-metric. This well-known solution, which represents a pair of uniformly accelerated black holes, is mapped to the Lienard-Wiechert potential for a pair of uniformly accelerated charges. We also present a new double-copy interpretation of the Eguchi-Hanson instanton.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 27 |
Journal | Classical and quantum gravity |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Feb 2019 |
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- hep-th
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Particle Theory at the Higgs Centre
Ball, R., Boyle, P., Del Debbio, L., Gardi, E., Horsley, R., Kennedy, A., O'Connell, D., Smillie, J. & Zwicky, R.
1/10/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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