Polar plot for the event horizon of a Kerr BH

Click For Summary
SUMMARY

The discussion focuses on generating a polar plot for the event horizon of a Kerr black hole using Mathematica. The user encounters an issue where the intersection of the event horizon and static limit is incorrectly positioned on the x-axis instead of the y-axis. The provided commands utilize the PolarPlot function with parameters for mass (M = 1) and angular momentum (a = 0.7). A solution is suggested to replace the cosine function with sine in the plotting commands to correct the orientation of the plot.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of Kerr black hole properties
  • Familiarity with Mathematica PolarPlot function
  • Basic knowledge of polar coordinates
  • Concept of event horizon and static limit in black hole physics
NEXT STEPS
  • Explore Mathematica's PolarPlot documentation for advanced plotting techniques
  • Research the mathematical properties of Kerr black holes
  • Learn about the differences between polar and Cartesian coordinate systems
  • Investigate the implications of angular momentum on black hole event horizons
USEFUL FOR

Physicists, mathematicians, and students interested in black hole physics, particularly those working with polar plots in Mathematica.

Sumarna
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
I have made graph of event horizon of Kerr black hole by giving simple command of polar plot. The problem is that the point where the event horizon and static limit meets should be along y-axis but instead its on x-axis. I have tried everything but not getting it right.

What mistake I am making? Am i giving wrong command? I do not want it in 3D.

M = 1;
a = .7;
p1 = PolarPlot[-M + Sqrt[M^2 - a^2 (Cos[\[Theta]])^2], {\[Theta], 0,
2 \[Pi]}];
p2 = PolarPlot[-M - Sqrt[M^2 - a^2 (Cos[\[Theta]])^2], {\[Theta], 0,
2 \[Pi]}];
p3 = PolarPlot[-M - Sqrt[M^2 - a^2], {\[Theta], 0, 2 \[Pi]}];
p4 = PolarPlot[-M + Sqrt[M^2 - a^2], {\[Theta], 0, 2 \[Pi]}];
Show[p1, p2, p3, p4]
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Just use the Sine instead of the Cosine:

bl.vs.ks.png
 

Similar threads

  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Replies
5
Views
2K
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
4K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
  • · Replies 178 ·
6
Replies
178
Views
10K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
  • · Replies 43 ·
2
Replies
43
Views
5K