Constraining the rotating Simpson-Visser spacetime from the observed quasi-periodic oscillations in black holes
arXiv:2509.15761 · doi:10.1103/2x2n-t383
Abstract
Regular black holes (BHs) which are singularity-free alternatives to the standard black hole paradigm in General Relativity (GR), offer effective models for probing the interface between classical and quantum gravity. They serve as promising candidates for exploring the nature of strong gravity and potential extensions of GR by providing testing grounds to understand how quantum corrections might manifest in astrophysical black holes. In the present work, we investigate the regular BH scenario described by the Simpson-Visser (SV) spacetime and explore its imprints on the high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (HFQPOs) observed in the black hole power spectrum. The Simpson-Visser spacetime represent the simplest, globally regular extensions of the Schwarzschild scenario, through the presence of a regularizing parameter. We explore the imprints of the regularizing parameter on the orbital and epicyclic frequencies associated with the motion of test particles in the rotating SV spacetime. Models aimed to explain the observed HFQPOs often invoke these fundamental frequencies and hence can potentially constrain the regularizing parameter from the available HFQPO data. We test eleven well-established HFQPO models against available observations from six black hole sources, obtaining spin constraints that, when compared with previous independent estimates, help identify the observationally favored models for each source. Based on the present data, we report that the observationally favored models cannot discriminate between the Kerr and the Simpson-Visser scenario. This when coupled with the large discrepancy in previous spin estimates of these sources, may plausibly indicate some deviation from GR in the strong gravity regime near BHs which requires further investigation.
43 pages, 20 Figures, 8 Tables, Accepted for publication in PRD
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