2.4 Carter-Penrose Diagrams

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2.4.1 Conformal Compacti_cation

A black hole is a \region of spacetime from which no signal can escape to

in_nity" (Penrose). This is unsatisfactory because `in_nity' is not part of

the spacetime. However the `de_nition' concerns the causal structure of

spacetime which is unchanged by conformal compacti_cation

ds2 ! d~s2 = _2(~r; t)ds2; _ 6= 0 (2.150)

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We can choose _ in such a way that all points at 1 in the original metric

are at _nite a_ne parameter in the new metric. For this to happen we must

choose _ s.t.

_(~r; t) ! 0 as j~rj ! 1 and/or jtj ! 1 (2.151)

In this case `in_nity' can be identi_ed as those points (~r; t) for which _(~r; t) =

0. These points are not part of the original spacetime but they can be added

to it to yield a conformal compacti_cation of the spacetime.

Example 1

Minkowski space

ds2 = 􀀀dt2 + dr2 + r2d2 (2.152)

Let

_

u = t 􀀀 r

v = t + r

_

! ds2 = 􀀀du dv +

(u 􀀀 v)2

4

d2 (2.153)

Now set

_

u = tan ~U 􀀀_=2 < ~U < _=2

v = tan ~ V 􀀀_=2 < ~ V < _=2

_

with ~ V _ ~U

since r _ 0

(2.154)

In these coordinates,

ds2 =

_

2 cos ~U cos ~ V

_

􀀀2 h

􀀀4d~U d ~ V + sin2

_

~ V 􀀀 ~U

_

d2

i

(2.155)

To approach 1 in this metric we must take

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~U

___

! _=2 or

___

~ V

___

! _=2, so by

choosing

_ = 2 cos ~U cos ~ V (2.156)

we bring these points to _nite a_ne parameter in the new metric

d~s2 = _ds2 = 􀀀4d~U d ~ V + sin2

_

~ V 􀀀 ~U

_

d2 (2.157)

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We can now add the `points at in_nity'. Taking the restriction ~ V _ ~U into

account, these are

~U

= 􀀀_=2

~ V = _=2

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u ! 􀀀1

v ! 1

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r ! 1

t _nite

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spatial 1, i0

~U

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~ V = __=2

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u ! _1

v ! _1

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t ! _1

r _nite

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past and future

temporal 1, i_

~U

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_

,

_

u ! 􀀀1

v _nite

_

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8<

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r ! 1

t ! 􀀀1

r + t _nite

9=

;

past null 1

=􀀀

j~U j 6= _=2

~ V = _=2

_

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_

u _nite

v ! 1

_

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8<

:

r ! 1

t ! 1

r 􀀀 t _nite

9= ;

future null 1

=+

Minkowski spacetime is conformally embedded in the new spacetime with

metric d~s2 with boundary at _ = 0.

Introducing the new time and space coordinates _; _ by

_ = ~ V + ~U ; _ = ~ V 􀀀 ~U (2.158)

we have

d~s2 = _ds2 = 􀀀d_2 + d_2 + sin2 _d2

_ = cos _ + cos_

(2.159)

_ is an angular variable which must be identi_ed modulo 2_, _ _ _ + 2_.

If no other restriction is placed on the ranges of _ and _, then this metric

d~s2 is that of the Einstein Static Universe, of topology R (time) _ S3 (space).

The 2-spheres of constant _ 6= 0; _ have radius jsin_j (the points _ = 0; _

are the poles of a 3-sphere). If we represent each 2-sphere of constant _ as

a point the E.S.U. can be drawn as a cylinder.

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geodesic

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t = constant

hypersurface

Each point represents a 2-sphere, except points on r = 0 and i0; i_. Light

rays travel at 45

0

from =􀀀 through r = 0 and then out to =+. [=_ are null

hypersurfaces].

Spatial sections of the compacti_ed spacetime are topologically S3 because

of the addition of the point i0. Thus, they are not only compact, but

also have no boundary. This is not true of the whole spacetime. Asymptotically

it is possible to identify points on the boundary of compacti_ed

spacetime to obtain a compact manifold without boundary (the group U(2);

see Question I.6). More generally, this is not possible because i_ are singular

points that cannot be added (see Example 3: Kruskal).

Example 2: Rindler Spacetime

ds2 = 􀀀dU0 dV 0 (2.161)

Let

U0 = tan ~U

V 0 = tan ~ V

_

􀀀_=2 < ~U < _=2

􀀀_=2 < ~ V < _=2

(2.162)

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Then

ds2 = 􀀀

_

cos ~U cos ~ V

_

􀀀2

d~U d ~ V (2.163)

= _􀀀2d~s2

_

_ = cos ~U cos ~V

_

(2.164)

i.e. conformally compacti_ed spacetime with metric d~s2 = 􀀀d~U d ~ V is same

as before but with the above _nite ranges for coordinates ~U ; ~V .

The points at in_nity are those for which _ = 0,

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~U

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~ V

___

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Example 3: Kruskal Spacetime

ds2 = 􀀀

_

1 􀀀

2M

r

_

du dv + r2d2 in region I (2.165)

Let _

u = tan ~U

v = tan ~ V

􀀀_=2 < ~U < _=2

􀀀_=2 < ~ V < _=2

_

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ds2 =

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_

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_

􀀀4

_

1 􀀀

2M

r

_

d~U d ~ V + r2 cos2 ~U cos2 ~ V d2

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(2.167)

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r_ =

1

2

(v 􀀀 u) =

sin

_

~ V 􀀀 ~U

_

2 cos ~U cos ~ V

(2.168)

we have

d~s2 = _2ds2 = 􀀀4

_

1 􀀀

2M

r

_

d~U d ~ V +

_ r

r_

_2

sin2

_

~ V �� ~U

_

d2(2.169)

Kruskal is an example of an asymptotically at spacetime. It approaches

the metric of compacti_ed Minkowski spacetime as r ! 1 (with or without

_xing t) so i0, and =_ can be added as before. Near r = 2M we can

introduce KS-type coordinates to pass through the horizon. In this way one

can deduce that the CP diagram for the Kruskal spacetime is

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which is singular, so i+ is a singular point. Similarly for i􀀀,

so these points cannot be added.

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depend on the physics of the star. For pressure-free, spherical collapse,

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