arXiv · 2610.30049
Exceptional points and hysteresis in Kerr-Newman quasi-normal modes
Abstract
Exceptional points (EPs) and eigenstate hysteresis, previously found in Kerr only with an auxiliary scalar field, arise intrinsically in the quasinormal-mode spectrum of Kerr-Newman black holes. Using a hyperboloidal formulation of the coupled gravito-electromagnetic Teukolsky equations and a Chebyshev pseudospectral method, we compute the $\ell=m=2$ spectrum and locate four EPs at up to $99.974\%$ of extremality, one from a new repulsion. The gaps close as a square root branch point, and quasistatic loops around one or more EPs exchange the coalescing modes, confirming hysteresis.
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Mario Misas Arcos, Alberto T. Pérez, Carlos F. Sopuerta. 2026-10-21. Exceptional points and hysteresis in Kerr-Newman quasi-normal modes. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.30049
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