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| author | Saxena, Aryansh Jaryal, Suresh C. Sharma, K. K. |
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| contents | In this paper, we study the quasinormal modes of the generalized Joshi-Malafarina-Narayan (JMN) naked singularity spacetime using the exact Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method. Working in the complex radial plane, we construct the exact WKB momentum function, determine its turning points, and compute the associated Stokes geometry for representative quasinormal mode (QNM) frequencies. We obtained a bow-shaped deformation of Stokes curves on the side of the complex plane containing the central singularity in JMN spacetime. We show analytically that this structure originates from the logarithmic branch-point singularity of the WKB phase at $(r = 0)$, which is absent in Schwarzschild spacetime. This establishes the bow-shaped Stokes topology as a direct signature of the naked singularity in the global analytic structure of the perturbation equation. Our results demonstrate that exact WKB analysis provides a powerful framework for probing the analytic structure of compact objects, and suggest that topological features of Stokes geometry may offer a new avenue for distinguishing black holes from horizonless alternatives. |
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| spellingShingle | Quasinormal modes of the generalized JMN naked singularity using exact WKB analysis Saxena, Aryansh Jaryal, Suresh C. Sharma, K. K. General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory In this paper, we study the quasinormal modes of the generalized Joshi-Malafarina-Narayan (JMN) naked singularity spacetime using the exact Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method. Working in the complex radial plane, we construct the exact WKB momentum function, determine its turning points, and compute the associated Stokes geometry for representative quasinormal mode (QNM) frequencies. We obtained a bow-shaped deformation of Stokes curves on the side of the complex plane containing the central singularity in JMN spacetime. We show analytically that this structure originates from the logarithmic branch-point singularity of the WKB phase at $(r = 0)$, which is absent in Schwarzschild spacetime. This establishes the bow-shaped Stokes topology as a direct signature of the naked singularity in the global analytic structure of the perturbation equation. Our results demonstrate that exact WKB analysis provides a powerful framework for probing the analytic structure of compact objects, and suggest that topological features of Stokes geometry may offer a new avenue for distinguishing black holes from horizonless alternatives. |
| title | Quasinormal modes of the generalized JMN naked singularity using exact WKB analysis |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17269 |