Solitonic generation of vacuum solutions in five-dimensional general relativity

Abstract

We describe a solitonic solution-generating technique in the five-dimensional general relativity. Reducing the five-dimensional problem to the four-dimensional one, we can systematically obtain single-rotational axially symmetric vacuum solutions. Applying the technique for a simple seed solution, we have previously obtained the series of stationary solutions which includes the ${S}^{2}$-rotating black ring. We analyze the qualitative features of these solutions, e.g., conical singularities, closed timelike curves, and spacetime curvatures. We investigate the rod structures of seed and solitonic solutions. We examine the relation between the expressions of the metric in the prolate-spheroidal coordinates and in the $C$-metric coordinates.