Probing the warped vacuum geometry around a Kerr black hole by quasi-periodic oscillations

Abstract

We investigate quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the context of a new rotating black hole solution that incorporates a cosmological constant. Recent work by the authors in \cite{Ovalle:2022eqb} interpreted the cosmological constant, denoted as $\Lambda$, as a form of vacuum energy and employed a gravitational decoupling approach to derive an extended Kerr-de Sitter black hole solution, which is geometrically richer than the classical case. In this study, we derive the expressions for timelike circular geodesics within this solution and, using a relativistic precision model, calculate the corresponding frequencies of the QPOs. To constrain our model, we apply Bayesian formalism, utilizing data from three well-known microquasars: GRO 1655-40, XTE 1550-564, and GRS 1915+105. Our analysis reveals that$\Lambda$ is degenerate and correlated with other parameters. Finally, we perform a Bayesian model comparison with the Kerr metric and find that the Kerr metric is favored among the models considered.