https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11985-y
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Observational appearance of Kaluza–Klein black holes
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Center for Field Theory and Particle Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
2
School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, New Uzbekistan University, 100007, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, Astronomy Str. 33, 100052, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, 80 Nandan Road, 200030, Shanghai, China
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National University of Uzbekistan, 100174, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Institute of Nuclear Physics, 100214, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, National Research University TIIAME, Kori Niyoziy 39, 100000, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Theoretical Astrophysics, Eberhard-Karls Universitat Tubingen, 72076, Tubingen, Germany
Received:
10
August
2023
Accepted:
28
August
2023
Published online:
10
September
2023
The optical properties of rotating black holes in Kaluza–Klein theory described by the total mass, spin, and electric and magnetic charges are investigated in detail. Using a developed general relativistic ray-tracing code to calculate the motion of photons, shadows of Kaluza–Klein black holes are generated. The properties of the shadow and the light deflection angle around these black holes are also studied in order to put constraints on the parameters of Kaluza–Klein black holes using M87* shadow observations. The possibility of imposing constraints on Kaluza–Klein black holes using shadow observations is investigated. Moreover, we find that small charges (electric and magnetic) of the black hole can meet these constraints. We conclude that with the current precision of the M87* black hole shadow image observation by the EHT collaboration, the shadow observations of Kaluza–Klein black holes are indistinguishable from that of the Kerr black hole. Much better observational accuracy than the current capabilities of the EHT collaboration are required in order to place verified constraints on the parameters of modified theories of gravity in the strong field regime.
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