Analytical solutions of CPT-odd Maxwell equations in Schwarzschild spacetime

Abstract In this work, we present the CPT-violating (CPTV) Maxwell equations in curved spacetime using the Newman-Penrose (NP) formalism. We obtain a semi-analytical solution to the Maxwell equations in Schwarzschild spacetime under the assumption 
that the CPT-odd $\left(k_{AF}\right)^\mu$ term exhibits spherical symmetry in the Schwarzschild background. 
Retaining only terms up to linear order in the $\left(k_{AF}\right)^\mu$ coefficient, 
we obtain perturbative solutions by treating the solutions of the Lorentz-invariant Maxwell equations 
as the zeroth-order approximation and incorporating the $\left(k_{AF}\right)^\mu$ terms as an additional source term 
alongside the external charge current. Each resulting NP scalar field can be factorized into two components: 
the radial component is expressed in terms of hypergeometric functions, 
while the angular component is described by spin-weighted spherical harmonics.

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Chinese Physics C
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2025-06-17
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1137/ade541
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Analytical solutions of CPT-odd Maxwell equations in Schwarzschild spacetime

Hao Wang, Zhi Xiao, Bing Sun
Chinese Physics C
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Analytical solutions of CPT-odd Maxwell equations in Schwarzschild spacetime

Hao Wang, Zhi Xiao, Bing Sun
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Abstract In this work, we present the CPT-violating (CPTV) Maxwell equations in curved spacetime using the Newman-Penrose (NP) formalism. We obtain a semi-analytical solution to the Maxwell equations in Schwarzschild spacetime under the assumption 
that the CPT-odd $\left(k_{AF}\right)^\mu$ term exhibits spherical symmetry in the Schwarzschild background. 
Retaining only terms up to linear order in the $\left(k_{AF}\right)^\mu$ coefficient, 
we obtain perturbative solutions by treating the solutions of the Lorentz-invariant Maxwell equations 
as the zeroth-order approximation and incorporating the $\left(k_{AF}\right)^\mu$ terms as an additional source term 
alongside the external charge current. Each resulting NP scalar field can be factorized into two components: 
the radial component is expressed in terms of hypergeometric functions, 
while the angular component is described by spin-weighted spherical harmonics.

Chinese Physics C
North China Electric Power University (CN), Beijing University of Agriculture (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 91%
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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