Convective Stability of the Kerr Vacuum: Applying the Rice Convection Model to the Interior of GRS 1915+105
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
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 8 February 2026
- Document type
- Preprint