Abstract
We analyze the δ = 2 Tomimatsu–Sato spacetime in the context of the proposed Kerr/CFT correspondence. This four-dimensional vacuum spacetime is not only asymptotically flat and has a well-defined ADM mass and angular momentum but also involves several exotic features including a naked ring singularity, and two disjoint Killing horizons separated by a region with closed timelike curves and a rod-like conical singularity. We demonstrate that the near-horizon geometry belongs to a general class of Ricci-flat metrics with symmetry that includes both the extremal Kerr and extremal Kerr–Bolt geometries. We calculate the central charge and temperature for the CFT dual to this spacetime and confirm that the Cardy formula reproduces the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy. We find that all of the basic parameters of the dual CFT are most naturally expressed in terms of charges defined intrinsically on the horizon, which are distinct from the ADM charges in this geometry.
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