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Black hole image encoding quantum gravity information

Cong ZhangDepartment Physik, Institut für Quantengravitation, Theoretische Physik III, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstraße 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyYongge MaDepartment of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaJinsong YangSchool of Physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
2023en
ABI

Abstract

The quantum extension of the Kruskal spacetime indicates the potential existence of a companion black hole in the universe earlier than ours. It is shown that the radiation from the companion black hole can enter its horizon, pass through the deep Planck region, and show up from the white hole in our Universe. These radiation inlay extra bright rings in the image of the black hole in our Universe, and some of these rings appear distinctly in the shadow region. Therefore, the image of the black hole observed by us encodes the information of quantum gravity. The positions and widths of the bright rings are predicted precisely. The predictive values for massive black holes are universal for a quite general class of quantum modified spacetime with the scenario of black hole to white hole transition. Thus, our result opens a new experimental window to test this prediction of quantum gravity.

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