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Magnetized dynamical black holes

Jibril Ben Achour , Adolfo Cisterna , Amaro D\'iaz , Keanu M\"uller
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keywords dynamical black holesEinstein-scalar-Maxwell equationsHarrison transformationdynamical horizonscosmological black holesexact solutionsscalar fieldselectromagnetic fields
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Time dependence of external fields can cloak curvature singularities around dynamical black holes.

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The paper constructs a novel exact solution to the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell equations for a dynamical black hole immersed in a time-dependent electromagnetic field. By dressing a Schwarzschild black hole with a radially and temporally dependent scalar field, it creates a time-dependent version of the Fisher-Janis-Newman-Winicour solution within the Fonarev framework. A Lie point symmetry exports the Harrison transformation effect to this dynamical setting when a spacelike Killing vector is present. The time dependence plays a crucial role in potentially hiding singularities that would be naked in the stationary limit. This provides analytical models that incorporate both a fully dynamical cosmological background and the non-perturbative backreaction of external electromagnetic fields.

Core claim

We construct a novel exact solution of the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell equations describing a dynamical black hole immersed in an external, time-dependent electromagnetic field. The time dependence of the configuration plays a crucial role in potentially cloaking curvature singularities, which would otherwise be generically naked in the stationary limit.

What carries the argument

Lie point symmetry of the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell system that exports the Harrison transformation to dynamical settings when a spacelike Killing vector is present.

If this is right

  • The spacetime combines a spherically symmetric dynamical horizon with an axisymmetric electromagnetic field.
  • It exhibits a rich asymptotic structure mixing Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker and Levi-Civita geometries.
  • The solution allows analysis of trapped surfaces that define the dynamical horizon and its algebraic classification.
  • Possible implications for primordial black holes and astrophysical applications, with extensions to higher dimensions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The cloaking mechanism suggests that time-dependent effects could help reconcile dynamical black holes with cosmic censorship in magnetized environments.
  • Similar symmetry-based constructions might generate exact solutions for other matter fields coupled to dynamical black holes.
  • Numerical evolution of this initial data could test whether the hidden singularities remain cloaked under perturbations.
  • The mixed asymptotic structure offers a concrete example for studying black holes embedded in both expanding cosmologies and strong electromagnetic backgrounds.

Load-bearing premise

The construction assumes a spacelike Killing vector is present so that a Lie point symmetry can export the Harrison transformation effect to the fully dynamical Einstein-scalar-Maxwell system.

What would settle it

Compute the curvature invariants along a radial null geodesic in the stationary limit of the solution and check whether the singularity becomes visible when time dependence is removed.

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We construct a novel exact solution of the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell equations describing a dynamical black hole immersed in an external, time-dependent electromagnetic field. Motivated by the need for more realistic analytical black hole models, our construction incorporates two key ingredients often neglected in exact solutions: a fully dynamical cosmological background and the non-perturbative backreaction of external electromagnetic fields. The compact object is obtained by dressing a Schwarzschild black hole with a radially and temporally dependent scalar field, yielding a time-dependent generalization of the Fisher-Janis-Newman-Winicour solution within the Fonarev framework. The external electromagnetic field is generated via a Lie point symmetry of the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell system, which exports the effect of a Harrison transformation to dynamical settings provided a spacelike Killing vector is present. The resulting spacetime combines a spherically symmetric dynamical horizon with an axisymmetric electromagnetic field and exhibits a rich asymptotic structure mixing Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker and Levi-Civita geometries. We show that the time dependence of the configuration plays a crucial role in potentially cloaking curvature singularities, which would otherwise be generically naked in the stationary limit. We analyze the geometric and physical properties of the solution, including its asymptotic behavior, algebraic classification, and the structure of trapped surfaces defining the dynamical horizon. Possible implications for primordial black holes and some astrophysical applications, as well as extensions to higher dimensions, are also discussed.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims to construct a novel exact solution of the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell equations describing a dynamical black hole immersed in a time-dependent external electromagnetic field. It dresses a Schwarzschild seed with a radially and temporally dependent scalar field in the Fonarev framework to obtain a time-dependent generalization of the Fisher-Janis-Newman-Winicour solution, then applies a Lie point symmetry generated by a spacelike Killing vector to export the Harrison transformation to the dynamical setting. The resulting spacetime features a spherically symmetric dynamical horizon, axisymmetric electromagnetic field, and mixed FLRW-Levi-Civita asymptotics, with the time dependence argued to cloak curvature singularities that are naked in the stationary limit. Geometric properties, trapped surfaces, and possible implications for primordial black holes are analyzed.

Significance. If the construction is rigorously shown to satisfy the field equations, the result would supply a valuable analytical model for dynamical black holes that incorporates both a fully dynamical cosmological background and non-perturbative electromagnetic backreaction. The demonstration that time dependence can cloak singularities offers a concrete mechanism relevant to singularity resolution in exact solutions, with potential applications to primordial black holes and astrophysical modeling. The technique of using Lie point symmetries to extend stationary transformations to dynamical Einstein-scalar-Maxwell systems is a reusable methodological contribution.

major comments (1)
  1. [Construction of the solution] The central claim rests on the Lie point symmetry generated by a spacelike Killing vector successfully mapping the time-dependent Fonarev scalar solution to a valid Einstein-scalar-Maxwell solution. The abstract states this works 'provided a spacelike Killing vector is present,' but the manuscript must explicitly exhibit the symmetry generator, verify its commutation with the time-dependent scalar gradient, and confirm that the transformed stress-energy tensor and Maxwell field continue to satisfy the coupled equations in the dynamical background rather than only in the stationary limit.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Asymptotic behavior] The mixing of FLRW and Levi-Civita geometries in the asymptotic structure requires explicit coordinate patches or limiting forms of the metric to make the global structure and matching conditions transparent.
  2. [Geometric and physical properties] The algebraic classification (Petrov type) and the explicit location of trapped surfaces defining the dynamical horizon should be accompanied by sample calculations or a figure showing the evolution of the apparent horizon.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and for highlighting the potential significance of the construction. We address the single major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Construction of the solution] The central claim rests on the Lie point symmetry generated by a spacelike Killing vector successfully mapping the time-dependent Fonarev scalar solution to a valid Einstein-scalar-Maxwell solution. The abstract states this works 'provided a spacelike Killing vector is present,' but the manuscript must explicitly exhibit the symmetry generator, verify its commutation with the time-dependent scalar gradient, and confirm that the transformed stress-energy tensor and Maxwell field continue to satisfy the coupled equations in the dynamical background rather than only in the stationary limit.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit verification strengthens the presentation. In the revised version we will (i) state the symmetry generator explicitly as the Lie derivative along the azimuthal Killing vector ξ = ∂_φ, (ii) compute its action on the scalar gradient and confirm that [ξ, ∇ϕ] = 0 holds identically for the time-dependent Fonarev scalar, and (iii) substitute the transformed Maxwell field and stress-energy tensor directly into the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell system, showing that the equations are preserved because the symmetry is a point symmetry of the full dynamical system (not merely of its stationary reduction). These additions will appear in Section 3 and the accompanying appendix. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: construction applies external Lie-point symmetry to Fonarev-dressed seed under stated assumption

full rationale

The derivation begins with a Schwarzschild seed, applies the known Fonarev scalar dressing to obtain a time-dependent generalization of the Fisher-Janis-Newman-Winicour solution, then invokes a Lie-point symmetry generated by a spacelike Killing vector to import the Harrison transformation. The abstract explicitly conditions the symmetry on the presence of that Killing vector and does not redefine any output quantity in terms of itself or rename a fitted parameter as a prediction. No self-citation chain is shown to be load-bearing for the central existence claim, and the resulting metric and fields are presented as satisfying the Einstein-scalar-Maxwell system by direct construction rather than by tautological re-labeling. The time-dependent cloaking of singularities is a derived geometric property, not an input assumption restated as output.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

Only the abstract is available, so the ledger is necessarily incomplete. The solution rests on the Fonarev framework for the scalar field and on the existence of a Lie point symmetry that generates the electromagnetic field when a spacelike Killing vector is present.

free parameters (1)
  • scalar field strength and time dependence
    The radially and temporally dependent scalar field profile is introduced to dress the Schwarzschild seed; its specific functional form and amplitude are free parameters of the construction.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Existence of a spacelike Killing vector allowing export of the Harrison transformation to the dynamical Einstein-scalar-Maxwell system
    Invoked to generate the external time-dependent electromagnetic field.
  • domain assumption The Fonarev framework admits a time-dependent generalization of the Fisher-Janis-Newman-Winicour solution
    Used as the base for the dynamical scalar-dressed black hole.

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