On maximal analytical extension of the Vaidya metric

Abstract

The classical Vaidya metric is transformed to the special diagonal coordinates in the case of the linear mass function allowing rather easy treatment. We find the exact analytical expressions for metric functions in these diagonal coordinates. Using these coordinates, we elaborate the maximum analytic extension of the Vaidya metric with a linear growth of the black hole mass and construct the corresponding Carter-Penrose diagrams for different specific cases. The derived global geometry seemingly is valid also for a more general behavior of the black hole mass in the Vaidya metric.