3.1 Reissner-Nordstrom

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Consider the Einstein-Maxwell action

S =

1

16_G

Z

d4xp􀀀g [R 􀀀 F__F__ ] ;

􀀀

R = R __

__

_

(3.1)

The unusual normalization of the Maxwell term means that the magnitude

of the Coulomb force between point charges Q1;Q2 at separation r (large)

in at space is

GjQ1Q2j

r2 (`geometrized' units of charge) (3.2)

The source-free Einstein-Maxwell equations are

G__ = 2

_

F__F _

_ 􀀀

1

4

g__F__F__

_

(3.3)

D_F__ = 0 (3.4)

They have the spherically-symmetric Reissner-Nordstrom (RN) solution (which

generalizes Schwarzschild)

ds2 = 􀀀

_

1 􀀀

2M

r

+

Q2

r2

_

dt2 +

dr2

_

1 􀀀 2Mr + Q2

r2

_ + r2d2 (3.5)

A =

Q

r

dt (Maxwell 1-form potential F = dA) (3.6)

The parameter Q is clearly the electric charge.

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The RN metric can be written as

ds2 = 􀀀

_

r2 dt2 +

r2

_

dr2 + r2d2 (3.7)

where

_ = r2 􀀀 2Mr + Q2 = (r 􀀀 r+) (r 􀀀 r􀀀) (3.8)

where r_ are not necessarily real

r_ = M _

p

M2 􀀀 Q2 (3.9)

There are therefore 3 cases to consider:

i) M < jQj

_ has no real roots so there is no horizon and the singularity at r = 0

is naked.

This case is similar to M < 0 Schwarzschild. According to the cosmic

censorship hypothesis this case could not occur in gravitational

collapse. As con_rmation, consider a shell of matter of charge Q and

radius R in Newtonian gravity but incorporating

a) Equivalence of inertial mass M with total energy, from special relativity.

b) Equivalence of inertial and gravitational mass from general relativity.

|M{tozta}l

"

total energy

= |M{z0}

" rest mass energy

+

GQ2

| {Rz }

"

Coulomb energy

􀀀

GM2

| {Rz }

"

grav. binding energy

(M=total mass)

(3.10)

This is a quadratic equation for M. The solution with M ! M0 as

R ! 1 is

M(R) =

1

2G

h􀀀

R2 + 4GM0R + 4G2Q2_1=2

􀀀 R

i

(3.11)

The shell will only undergo gravitational collapse i_ M decreases with

decreasing R (so allowing K.E. to increase). Now

M0 =

G

􀀀

M2 􀀀 Q2

_

2MGR + R2 (3.12)

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so collapse occurs only if M > jQj as expected.

Now consider M(R) as R ! 0.

M 􀀀! jQj independent of M0 (3.13)

So GR resolves the in_nite self-energy problem of point particles in

classical EM. A point particle becomes an extreme (M = jQj) RN

black hole (case (iii) below).

Remark The electron has M _ jQj (at least when probed at distances

_ GM=c2) because the gravitational attraction is negligible

compared to the Coulomb repulsion. But the electron is intrinsically

quantum mechanical, since its Compton wavelength _ Schwarzschild

radius. Clearly the applicability of GR requires

Compton wavelength

Schwarzschild radius

= ~=Mc

MG=c2 = ~c

M2G _ 1 (3.14)

i.e.

M _

_

~c

G

_1=2

_ MP (Planck mass) (3.15)

This is satis_ed by any macroscopic object but not by elementary

particles.

More generally the domains of applicability of classical physics QFT

and GR are illustrated in the following diagram.

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GR

M=MP

~

RMc

= 1

GM

c2R

= 1

_

c3

~G

_1=2

R

ii) M > jQj

_ vanishes at r = r+ and r = r􀀀 real, so metric is singular there,

but these are coordinate singularities. To see this we proceed as for

r = 2M in Schwarzschild. De_ne r_ by

dr_ =

r2

_

dr =

_ dr

1 􀀀 2M

r + Q2

r2

_ (3.16)

) r_ = r +

1

2_+

ln

_

jr 􀀀 r+j

r+

_

+

1

2_􀀀

ln

_

jr 􀀀 r􀀀j

r􀀀

_

+(c3o.n17st)

where

__ =

(r_ 􀀀 r_)

2r2_

(3.18)

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We then introduce the radial null coordinates u; v as before

v = t + r_; u = t 􀀀 r_ (3.19)

The RN metric in ingoing Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates (v; r; _; _)

is

ds2 = 􀀀

_

r2 dv2 + 2dv dr + r2d2 (3.20)

which is non-singular everywhere except at r = 0. Hence the _ = 0

singularities of RN were coordinate singularities. The hypersurfaces of

constant r are null when grr = _=r2 = 0, i.e. when _ = 0, so r = r_

are null hypersurfaces, N_.

Proposition The null hypersurfaces N_ of RN are Killing horizons of the Killing vector

_eld k = @=@v (the extension of @=@t in RN coordinates) with surface gravities __.

Proof The normals to N_ are

l_ = f_

_

grr @

@r

+ gvr @

@v

_____

N_

= f_

@

@v

(3.21)

(note grr = 0 on N_ and gvr = 1) for some arbitrary functions f_

which we can choose s.t. l_Dl_

_ = 0 (tangent to an a_nely parameterized

geodesic) so

@

@v

= f􀀀1

_ l_ (3.22)

which shows that N_ are Killing horizons of @

@v (This is Killing because

in EF coordinates the metric is v-independent). We can interpret the

LHS of this equation as a derivative w.r.t the group parameter, and

the RHS as a derivative w.r.t the a_ne parameter. Now

(k _ Dk)r = 􀀀r

vv = 􀀀

1

2

grrgvv;r = 0 on N_ (3.23)

(k _ Dk)vjr=r_

= 􀀀v

vv = 􀀀

1

2

gvrgvv;r =

1

2r2

@

@r

_

____

r=r_

(3.24)

=

1

2r2_

(r_ 􀀀 r_) on N_ (3.25)

= __ (3.26)

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:_: k _ Dk_ = __k_ (3.27)

Since k = @=@t in static coordinates we have k2 ! 􀀀1 as r ! 1. So

we identify __ as the surface gravities of N_.

Each of the Killing horizons N_ will have a bifurcation 2-sphere in the

neighborhood of which we can introduce the KS-type coordinates

U_ = 􀀀e􀀀__u; V _ = e__v (3.28)

For the + sign we have

ds2 = 􀀀

r+r􀀀

_2

+

e􀀀2_+r

r2

_

r􀀀

r 􀀀 r􀀀

__

_+

_􀀀 􀀀1

_

dU+ dV + + r2d2 (3.29)

where r (U+; V +) is determined implicitly by

U+V + = 􀀀e2_+r

_

r 􀀀 r+

r+

__

r 􀀀 r􀀀

r􀀀

__+=_􀀀

(3.30)

This metric covers four regions of the maximal analytic extension of

RN,

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III

U+ V +

r = r+

singular

in these

coordinates

U+ = V + = 0

r = r􀀀 r = constant

hypersurfaces

r < r+

r > r+

bifurcation

2-sphere

These coordinates do not cover r _ r􀀀 because of the coordinate

singularity at r = r􀀀 (and U+V + is complex for r < r􀀀), but r =

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r􀀀 and a similar four regions are covered by the (U􀀀V 􀀀) KS-type

coordinates to this case (Exercise).

ds2 = 􀀀

r+r􀀀

_2

􀀀

e􀀀2_􀀀r

r2

_

r+

r+ 􀀀 r

__􀀀 _+ 􀀀1

dU􀀀 dV 􀀀 + r2d(3.231)

U􀀀V 􀀀 = 􀀀e􀀀2_􀀀r

_

r􀀀 􀀀 r

r􀀀

__

r+ 􀀀 r

r+

__􀀀=_+

(3.32)

This metric covers four regions around U􀀀 = V 􀀀 = 0.

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V VI

r = constant r􀀀 < r < r+

r = r􀀀

r = constant 0 < r < r􀀀

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Region II is the same as the region II covered by the (U+; V +) coordinates.

The other regions are new. Regions V and VI contain the

curvature singularity at r = 0, which is timelike because the normal

to r = constant is spacelike for _ > 0, e.g. in r < r􀀀.

We know that region II of the diagram is connected to an exterior

spacetime in the past (regions I, III, and IV), by time-reversal invariance,

region III' must be connected to another exterior region (isometric

regions I', II', and IV').

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Regions I' and IV' are new asymptotically at `exterior' spacetimes.

Continuing in this manner we can _nd an in_nite sequence of them.

Internal In_nities

Consider a path of constant r; _; _ in any region for which _ < 0, e.g.

region II. In ingoing EF coordinates

ds2 = 􀀀

_

r2 dv2 (3.33)

= j_j

r2 dv2 since are considering _ < 0 by hypothe(s3is.34)

Since ds2 > 0 the path is spacelike. The distance along it from v = 0

to v = 􀀀1 (i.e. to V + = 0 or V 􀀀 = 0) is

s =

Z 0

􀀀1

j_j1=2

r

dv = j_j1=2

r

Z 0

􀀀1

dv since r is constant(3.35)

= 1 (3.36)

So there is an `internal' spatial in_nity behind the r = r+ horizon.

(Note that one can still reach V _ = 0 in _nite proper time on a timelike

path, so the null hypersurfaces V _ = 0 are part of the spacetime).

If all points at 1, external and internal, are brought to _nite a_ne

parameter by a conformal transformation, one _nds the following CP

diagram, which can be in_nitely extended in both directions:

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i0

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II'

IV'

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singularity

at r = 0

internal

spatial 1

path

with r constant,

_ constant,

_ constant

new asymptotically at

exterior spacetime

=+0

=􀀀0

V VI

radial null ingoing

geodesic hits singularity

r = r􀀀

event horizon at r = r+

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