Eur.Phys.J.C, 83, 818 (2023)
Blandford–Znajek process in Einsteinian cubic gravity
Jun Peng1,† and Xing-Hui Feng2,*
1 Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
2 Center for Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
† junpeng@bjut.edu.cn
* xhfeng@tju.edu.cn
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the Blandford-Znajek (BZ) process within the framework of Einsteinian cubic gravity (ECG). To analytically study the BZ process using the split monopole configuration, we construct a slowly rotating black hole in ECG up to cubic order in small spin, considering the leading order in small coupling constant of higher curvature terms. By deriving the magneto sphere solution around the black hole, we determine the BZ power up to the second relative order in spin. The BZ power is modified by the coupling constant compared to Kerr black hole. Although the general nature of the BZ process in ECG remains unchanged at the leading order in spin, the coupling constant introduces modification at the second relative order in spin. Therefore, we antic ipate that it is feasible to discern general relativity from higher derivative gravities by examining the BZ power in rapidly rotating black holes.
