Dr. Rogério A. Capobianco
Projects & Publications
Black holes are among the most fascinating objects in our universe. These objects are typically
studied as isolated objects. Still, in more realistic scenarios, black holes often exist in much
more complex environments, like surrounded by accreting matter, in binary systems, or even
immersed in external gravitational and electromagnetic fields. This project explores how
external factors influence the behaviour of black holes and the motion of particles around them.
We focus on recently discovered solutions of Einstein’s field equations, which combine rotation
and electromagnetic fields. One of them also includes the cosmological constant, while the
other represents a black hole immersed in an electromagnetized-rotating background. We
focus on the description of particle motion in these two solutions. The study of particle motions
is keen to understand the geometrical properties of a spacetime, such as the curvature, horizon
geometry, and the shape of the black hole shadow. These structures are essential to
interpreting the current and future observations and for testing general relativity in the strong
field regime.