Asymptotic quasinormal modes, echoes, and black hole spectral instability: a brief review

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Autori principali: Shen, Shui-Fa, Li, Guan-Ru, Daghigh, Ramin G., Morey, Jodin C., Green, Michael D., Qian, Wei-Liang, Yue, Rui-Hong
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author Shen, Shui-Fa
Li, Guan-Ru
Daghigh, Ramin G.
Morey, Jodin C.
Green, Michael D.
Qian, Wei-Liang
Yue, Rui-Hong
author_facet Shen, Shui-Fa
Li, Guan-Ru
Daghigh, Ramin G.
Morey, Jodin C.
Green, Michael D.
Qian, Wei-Liang
Yue, Rui-Hong
contents We present a short review of the analytical aspects of recent progress in the study of black hole spectral instability and its potential observational consequences. This topic, inspired by earlier foundational works, has attracted considerable attention in the recent literature. It has been demonstrated that both the low-lying modes and high overtones of black hole quasinormal spectra can be substantially influenced by small deformations in the effective potential of the wave equation that describes black hole perturbations. The temporal evolution of gravitational wave signals is primarily governed by the first few low-lying quasinormal modes. In contrast, the asymptotic behavior of high overtones is closely associated with the phenomenon of black hole echoes. We review relevant studies on spectral instability in both regimes, highlighting their potential to produce substantial observational signatures in gravitational wave data. Additionally, recent proposals of Regge poles and reflectionless modes as alternative stable observables for probing black hole spacetimes are summarized.
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spellingShingle Asymptotic quasinormal modes, echoes, and black hole spectral instability: a brief review
Shen, Shui-Fa
Li, Guan-Ru
Daghigh, Ramin G.
Morey, Jodin C.
Green, Michael D.
Qian, Wei-Liang
Yue, Rui-Hong
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We present a short review of the analytical aspects of recent progress in the study of black hole spectral instability and its potential observational consequences. This topic, inspired by earlier foundational works, has attracted considerable attention in the recent literature. It has been demonstrated that both the low-lying modes and high overtones of black hole quasinormal spectra can be substantially influenced by small deformations in the effective potential of the wave equation that describes black hole perturbations. The temporal evolution of gravitational wave signals is primarily governed by the first few low-lying quasinormal modes. In contrast, the asymptotic behavior of high overtones is closely associated with the phenomenon of black hole echoes. We review relevant studies on spectral instability in both regimes, highlighting their potential to produce substantial observational signatures in gravitational wave data. Additionally, recent proposals of Regge poles and reflectionless modes as alternative stable observables for probing black hole spacetimes are summarized.
title Asymptotic quasinormal modes, echoes, and black hole spectral instability: a brief review
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11663