Null infinity as an inverted extremal horizon: Matching an infinite set of conserved quantities for gravitational perturbations

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Authors: Shreyansh Agrawal, Panagiotis Charalambous, Laura Donnay
Cited by: 3
References: 271

Abstract

Every spacetime that is asymptotically flat near null infinity can be conformally mapped via a spatial inversion onto the geometry around an extremal, non-rotating and non-expanding horizon. We set up a dictionary for this geometric duality, connecting the geometry and physics near null infinity to those near the dual horizon. We then study its physical implications for conserved quantities for extremal black holes, extending previously known results to the case of gravitational perturbations. In particular, we derive a tower of near-horizon gravitational charges that are exactly conserved and show their one-to-one matching with Newman-Penrose conserved quantities associated with gravitational perturbations of the extremal Reissner-Nordström black hole geometry. We furthermore demonstrate the physical relevance of spatial inversions for extremal Kerr-Newman black holes, even if the latter are notoriously not conformally isometric under such inversions.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Publication details

Journal / source
SciPost Physics
Publisher
Stichting SciPost
Volume
20
Issue
2
Publication date
23 February 2026
Language
EN