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Photon Propagation and Black Hole Imaging in Kruglov Nonlinear Electrodynamics

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Pith's one-line read Nonlinear electrodynamics can reshape black-hole light paths and images even when the spacetime itself looks almost like the charged Maxwell case.

desk verdict Coherent NED imaging survey: small positive q may give stable photon orbits while the exterior metric stays near RN; only the abstract is checkable here. read the letter →

arxiv 2604.22309 v3 pith:BEIDFLWS submitted 2026-04-24 gr-qc hep-th

H. S. Ramadhan , M. F. Fauzi , D. A. Witjaksana , A. Sulaksono This is my paper · ORCID
classification gr-qchep-th PACS 04.70.-s04.40.Nr95.30.Sf
keywords nonlinearelectrodynamicsKrugloveffectivephotongeometryblackholeshadowsphereringaccretion-diskimagesSgrA*
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The paper studies how light moves around charged black holes when electromagnetism is nonlinear rather than the usual Maxwell theory. In Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics, a single parameter q interpolates between ordinary electromagnetism and stronger nonlinear models. For many values of q the spacetime outside the horizon stays close to the familiar Reissner–Nordström geometry, yet photons do not follow the ordinary null geodesics of that spacetime. They follow an effective geometry that depends on the nonlinear sector. Fully numerical ray-tracing shows that this effective geometry can produce stable photon orbits outside the horizon, change the impact-parameter windows that allow multiple light paths, thicken or thin the photon ring, and alter the black-hole shadow. The authors compare the resulting shadows with current horizon-scale limits on Sgr A*. The central message is that optical signatures of black holes can carry clear imprints of nonlinear electrodynamics even when the metric itself looks almost Maxwellian.

What carries the argument

The effective photon geometry of Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics: a metric that photons follow in place of the spacetime metric, constructed from the nonlinear Lagrangian and depending sensitively on the parameter q that interpolates between Maxwell, Born–Infeld, and exponential electrodynamics.

What would settle it

A high-resolution shadow or photon-ring measurement of Sgr A* (or a similar object) that either lies outside the range of shadows allowed by the scanned values of q or shows no stable-photon-orbit signatures predicted for small positive q, once the spacetime is fixed to be near Reissner–Nordström.

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Core claim

Nonlinear electrodynamics can substantially modify photon propagation and relativistic image formation—photon spheres, light deflection, photon-ring thickness and visibility, and shadows—even when the underlying spacetime geometry outside the event horizon remains close to the Reissner–Nordström solution of Maxwell electrodynamics. In particular, sufficiently small positive values of the Kruglov parameter q generate stable photon orbits outside the horizon and enlarge or shrink the ranges of impact parameters that support multiple trajectories.

Load-bearing premise

That light near these black holes really travels on the effective geometry of Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics alone, and that the numerical null geodesics on that geometry already capture the main observable signatures without plasma, magnetic, or quantum corrections dominating the same scales.

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Summary. The manuscript studies black holes in Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics (NED), a one-parameter (q) interpolation between Maxwell, Born–Infeld, and exponential electrodynamics. It argues that for a wide range of q the exterior spacetime remains close to Reissner–Nordström, while photon propagation is controlled by a q-dependent effective geometry. Through fully numerical null-geodesic integration on that effective metric the authors map photon spheres, light deflection, shadows, and accretion-disk images. The central claim is that sufficiently small positive q produces stable photon orbits outside the event horizon, enlarges or reshapes the impact-parameter intervals that support multiple trajectories, and thereby modifies photon-ring thickness/visibility and the shadow; these optical signatures are then compared with horizon-scale constraints on Sgr A*. Negative q is reported to produce the opposite trends and additional structure in the effective geometry.

Significance. If the numerical results hold, the work supplies a concrete illustration that NED can leave observable imprints on strong-field optics even when the metric itself is nearly indistinguishable from the Maxwell/RN case. That separation between metric and effective photon geometry is of direct interest for EHT-style shadow and photon-ring analyses and for model-building constraints on NED parameters. The program is standard within the effective-geometry literature, but the systematic q-scan, the reported stable exterior photon orbits, and the explicit Sgr A* comparison give the paper a clear phenomenological target. Strengths that would raise its value further (once verified) are the fully numerical geodesic treatment and the falsifiable claim that small positive q produces stable photon orbits and measurable ring/shadow changes.

major comments (3)
  1. The load-bearing claim that sufficiently small positive q generates stable photon orbits outside the event horizon (and that these are not numerical artifacts) cannot be verified from the supplied front matter alone. The manuscript must present the effective metric, the radial effective potential (or equivalent), the second-derivative stability criterion, and convergence tests of the geodesic integrator so that the existence and location of those orbits can be reproduced. Without that, the central optical conclusions remain uncheckable.
  2. The comparison of the computed shadow with current Sgr A* horizon-scale constraints is asserted in the abstract but is not accompanied (in the available text) by a precise definition of the observable (angular diameter, fractional deviation from the Schwarzschild value, etc.), the mass/distance priors adopted, or the charge and q ranges that remain allowed. This comparison is load-bearing for the phenomenological claim and needs an explicit, reproducible protocol.
  3. Accretion-disk and emission-model assumptions that convert null geodesics into images are left unspecified in the abstract. Because photon-ring thickness/visibility and the range of impact parameters supporting multiple trajectories depend on the emission model as well as on the effective geometry, the manuscript must state the disk model (thin disk, spherical accretion, etc.) and show that the reported image modifications survive reasonable variations of those parameters.
minor comments (3)
  1. Abstract: typographical error “spacetime gometry” should be “spacetime geometry”.
  2. Abstract phrasing “systematic variations in the effective geometry” is vague as a description of image observables; once the full text is available, the sentence should name the concrete image features (ring thickness, brightness contrast, shadow diameter) that vary with q.
  3. Title and abstract use both “Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics” and the interpolation parameter q; a brief explicit statement of the Lagrangian (or a pointer to the defining equation) early in the introduction would help readers who know Born–Infeld but not the Kruglov one-parameter family.

Circularity Check

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No circularity: q is a free model input; photon spheres, shadows, and images are independent numerical outputs of the effective geometry.

full rationale

The paper follows a standard, non-circular NED pipeline. The Lagrangian parameter q is an a priori model input that interpolates Maxwell, Born–Infeld, and exponential electrodynamics; the spacetime metric is obtained from the Einstein–NED field equations and remains near Reissner–Nordström for a wide range of q; photon propagation is then governed by the usual effective geometry constructed from the NED constitutive relations; and photon spheres, impact-parameter ranges, light deflection, shadows, and accretion-disk images are computed by fully numerical null-geodesic integration on that effective metric. None of these optical quantities is fitted to data and then re-presented as a prediction, nor is any uniqueness theorem or load-bearing premise imported solely via self-citation. Comparison to Sgr A* horizon-scale constraints is an external benchmark, not a circular fit. With only the abstract and front matter fully supplied, no equation-level reduction of a claimed prediction to its own inputs can be exhibited; the derivation chain is self-contained against the model’s stated assumptions.

Assumptions & free parameters 3 free parameters · 4 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The paper rests on standard GR plus a pre-existing nonlinear-electrodynamics Lagrangian (Kruglov), the standard construction of an effective photon metric in NED, and numerical null geodesics on that effective geometry. Free parameters are the NED parameter q and the usual black-hole mass/charge (and any accretion-disk model parameters). No new particles or forces are invented; the main modeling choice is that optical observables are governed by the NED effective geometry rather than the spacetime metric alone.

free parameters (3)
  • q (Kruglov NED interpolation parameter)
    Controls the nonlinear electrodynamics sector and interpolates Maxwell, Born–Infeld, and exponential electrodynamics; the qualitative imaging claims (stable photon orbits, shadow/photon-ring changes) depend on its value, especially small positive q.
  • Black hole mass M and charge Q (and related horizon parameters)
    Standard RN-like parameters that set the background spacetime; shadow comparisons to Sgr A* require choosing or normalizing these scales.
  • Accretion-disk / emission model parameters (unspecified in abstract)
    Accretion-disk images require an emission prescription; any free choices there affect relativistic image morphology beyond pure geodesic structure.
assumptions (4)
  • domain assumption Classical general relativity with a static charged black-hole solution sourced by Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics.
    Background framework assumed throughout; spacetime is treated as close to RN for wide q ranges.
  • domain assumption Photon propagation in NED is governed by an effective geometry (not necessarily the spacetime metric), on which null geodesics determine shadows and images.
    Load-bearing optical assumption stated in the abstract; all imaging claims rest on it.
  • domain assumption Kruglov NED is a valid one-parameter generalization interpolating Maxwell, Born–Infeld, and exponential electrodynamics via q.
    Model definition taken as given; not re-derived in the abstract.
  • ad hoc to paper Numerical integration of null geodesics on the effective metric is sufficient to characterize photon spheres, deflection, shadows, and accretion images for comparison with Sgr A* constraints.
    Methodological premise of the “fully numerical calculations” program; details not available in the provided text.

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abstract

We investigate the effective photon geometry associated with black holes in Kruglov nonlinear electrodynamics and its consequences for strong-field optical phenomena. This model constitutes a one-parameter generalization of Born-Infeld electrodynamics, interpolating between Maxwell theory and exponential electrodynamics through the parameter $q$. For a wide range of $q$, the spacetime geometry outside the event horizon remains close to the Reissner-Nordstr\"om solution, while photon propagation is governed by an effective geometry that depends sensitively on the nonlinear electrodynamics sector. We study the corresponding null geodesic structure through fully numerical calculations, focusing on photon spheres, light deflection, black hole shadows, and accretion-disk images. The effective geometry shows qualitatively distinct features depending on $q$. In particular, sufficiently small positive values of $q$ generate stable photon orbits outside the event horizon, together with significant modifications to the range of impact parameters supporting multiple photon trajectories. These effects produce observable modifications in the relativistic images, including systematic variations in the effective geometry. We also analyze the black hole shadow in relation to current horizon-scale constraints on Sgr~A*. Our results demonstrate that nonlinear electrodynamics can substantially modify photon propagation and relativistic image formation even when the underlying spacetime gometry remains close to the Maxwell electrodynamics case.

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Figure 1. FIG. 1. (Top) The Kruglov metric function view at source ↗
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Figure 2. FIG. 2. Photon effective potential in Kruglov spacetime view at source ↗
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Figure 3. FIG. 3. Radius of the unstable photon sphere view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. Schematic diagram of light deflection by a BH acting as a lens (
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. (Top) Deflection angle
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. Photon trajectories around a Kruglov BH for
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. The BH shadow radius as a function of
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8. (Left) Images of the GLM1 accretion disk surrounding the BH and (Right) its intensity cross section for various values
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. (Left) Images of the GLM2 accretion disk surrounding the BH, and (right) its intensity cross section for various values
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10. (Top) Deflection angle as a function of the impact

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