Analytic computation of dilaton black hole quasinormal modes via the Seiberg-Witten theory

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Authors: Jiahui Jiang, Wenhe Cai
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Abstract

We study the quasinormal modes (QNMs) of dilaton black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton gravity through a correspondence with the quantum Seiberg-Witten (SW) curve of N = 2 SU(2) gauge theory with N f = 3 hypermultiplets. By mapping both the black hole perturbation equation and the quantum SW curve to the confluent Heun form, the QNM problem is reformulated in a gauge-theoretic framework, and the spectrum is obtained via the SW quantization condition. The resulting frequencies show excellent agreement with those computed using the WKB and continued fraction methods, with typical deviations below 10 − 3 . The QNM spectrum exhibits consistent trends: increasing the black hole charge or scalar field mass raises the oscillation frequency, while higher angular momentum reduces the damping rate. These results demonstrate the precision of the quantum SW framework in describing black hole perturbations and reveal new links between supersymmetric gauge theories and gravitational dynamics.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Volume
113
Issue
4
Publication date
20 January 2026
Language
EN