Gyromagnetic ratio of a black hole

David Garfinkle and Jennie Traschen
Phys. Rev. D 42, 419 – Published 15 July 1990
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Abstract

We examine the properties of a rotating loop of charged matter in the presence of a static charged black hole. The behavior of the gyromagnetic ratio is examined in the limit as the radius of the loop becomes very large and in the limit as the loop radius approaches the radius of the black hole's event horizon. The implications of these results for the gyromagnetic ratio of a black hole are discussed. For large radii of the loop the gyromagnetic ratio reduces to the value computed for a loop in classical electromagnetism, which has g=1. As the radius of the loop approaches the horizon, the ratio approaches that for a black hole which has g=2, like an electron. The latter result is also true for a neutral loop; hence, magnetic-monopole black holes that accrete matter with angular momentum have gravitationally induced electric fields.

  • Received 23 February 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.419

©1990 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

David Garfinkle

  • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106

Jennie Traschen

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003

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Vol. 42, Iss. 2 — 15 July 1990

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