Convective Stability of the Kerr Vacuum: Applying the Rice Convection Model to the Interior of GRS 1915+105

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Authors: Aaron Schutza
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Abstract

We apply the formalism of the Rice Convection Model (RCM)—originally developedto describe plasma interchange instabilities in the Earth’s magnetosphere—to the interiordynamics of the microquasar GRS 1915+105. By treating the Kerr vacuum not as emptygeometry but as a convective Sedenion condensate with finite Geometric Stiffness (Γ ≈2.91), we derive the Wolf-Kerr equations of motion for the event horizon boundary layer.We demonstrate that the mysterious, stable 67 Hz Quasi-Periodic Oscillation (QPO) arisesfrom a limit-cycle interchange instability analogous to a magnetospheric substorm injection.The model predicts a fundamental core resonance at νcore ≈ 615 Hz, which couples to theaccretion disk via a 9:1 algebraic impedance mismatch (I = 9), yielding the observed νobs ≈68.4 Hz. Analysis of archival RXTE data confirms this model, revealing a hard spectralenvelope (ν−1.4) and sawtooth waveform characteristic of the impulsive shock dynamicspredicted by the super-stiff equation of state. This result suggests the black hole interiorsupports a convective cycle of geometric entropy, effectively operating as a non-singularSedenion Star.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
8 February 2026
Document type
Preprint