Boundedness and decay for the Teukolsky equation of spin $\pm 1$ on Reissner-Nordström spacetime: the $\ell =1$ spherical mode

Abstract

We prove boundedness and polynomial decay statements for solutions to the spin $\pm 1$ Teukolsky-type equation projected to the $\ell =1$ spherical harmonic on Reissner-Nordström spacetime. The equation is verified by a gauge-invariant quantity which we identify and which involves the electromagnetic and curvature tensor. This gives a first description in physical space of gauge-invariant quantities transporting the electromagnetic radiation in perturbations of a charged black hole. The proof is based on the use of derived quantities, introduced in previous works on linear stability of Schwarzschild by Dafermos-Holzegel-Rodnianski. The derived quantity verifies a Fackerell-Ipser-type equation, with right hand side vanishing at the $\ell =1$ spherical harmonics. The boundedness and decay for the projection to the $\ell \ge 2$ spherical harmonics are implied by the boundedness and decay for the Teukolsky system of spin $\pm 2$ obtained in our previous work. The spin $\pm 1$ Teukolsky-type equation is verified by the curvature and electromagnetic components of a gravitational and electromagnetic perturbation of the Reissner-Nordström spacetime. Consequently, together with the estimates obtained in our previous work, these bounds allow to prove the full linear stability of Reissner-Nordström metric for small charge to coupled gravitational and electromagnetic perturbations.

arXiv commentVersion accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravity

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