Modelling the Sgr A and M87 shadows by using the Kerr-Taub-NUT metrics in the presence of a scalar field
arXiv:2501.11692 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/03/063
Abstract
The recent unveiling of the images of Sgr A* and M87* has significantly advanced our understanding of gravitational physics. In this study, we derive a class of Kerr-Taub-NUT metrics in the presence of a scalar field (KTNS). Treating these metrics as models for supermassive objects, we constrain the parameters using shadow size estimates done by observations of M87* and Sgr A* from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Comparing the obtained results with M87* data, we show an upper limit on the NUT charge such that the constraint on the shadow deviation from circularity () will be fulfilled for , and this allowed range changes with a variation in other parameters. Additionally, our findings reveal that fast-rotating KTNS metrics are better candidates for supermassive M87* than slowly rotating ones. We continue our study by estimating parameters using Keck and VLTI observations of Sgr A* and find that the constraint on the fraction deviation is maintained within a certain range of the NUT charge such that the Keck bound is satisfied for . In contrast, the VLTI bound can be fulfilled for . Finally, we investigate weak gravitational lensing using the Gauss-Bonnet theorem and illustrate that all model parameters increase the deflection angle, causing light rays to deviate more significantly near fast-rotating KTNS objects.
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