Light deflection in the gravimagnetic dipole spacetime

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Authors: Clémentine Dassy, Jan Govaerts A
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Abstract

The gravimagnetic dipole is an asymptotically flat, stationary, axisymmetric vacuum solution to Einstein's General Relativity describing two non-extreme black holes with equal masses and opposite NUT charges connected by a Misner string. The string tension's can be set to zero by choosing the black hole separation accordingly, yielding a stable system of oppositely rotating black holes at a fixed distance. Numerical simulations of massless particle geodesics reveal gravitational lensing effects for extended sources at infinity on the equatorial plane or on the vertical axis.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
4 February 2026
Document type
Preprint