Eikonal quasinormal modes, photon sphere and shadow of a charged black hole in the 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity (2303.02877v2)

Abstract: In this work, we investigate the relationship between the geometrical properties, the photon sphere, the shadow, and the eikonal quasinormal modes of electrically charged black holes in 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity. Quasinormal modes are complex frequency oscillations that are dependent on the geometry of spacetime and have significant applications in studying black hole properties and testing alternative theories of gravity. Here, we focus on the eikonal limit for high frequency quasinormal modes and their connection to the black holes geometric characteristics. To study the photon sphere, quasinormal modes, and black hole shadow, we employ various techniques such as the WKB method in various orders of approximation, the Poschl-Teller potential method, and Churilova's analytical formulas. Our results indicate that the real part of the eikonal quasinormal mode frequencies of test fields are linked to the unstable circular null geodesic and are correlated with the shadow radius for an Charged Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet 4D black hole. Furthermore, we found that the real part of quasinormal modes, the photon sphere and shadow radius have a lower value for charged black holes in 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity compared to black holes without electric charge and those of static black holes in general relativity. Additionally, we explore various analytical formulas for the photon spheres and shadows, deducing an Churilova's approximate formula for the black hole shadow radius of the Charged Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet 4D black hole, which arises from its connection with the eikonal quasinormal modes.