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Nonaxisymmetric (2+1) black holes with Dym boundary conditions

Miguel Pino1,2,* and Francisco Reyes1,†

  • *Contact author: miguel.pino.r@usach.cl
  • †Contact author: francisco.reyes.z@usach.cl
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Phys. Rev. D 114, 084032 – Published 9 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/dcnc-nn5r

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We present the spectrum of stationary black hole solutions associated with the first nontrivial member of the Dym family of boundary conditions. The analysis combines the holonomy conditions provided by the Chern-Simons formulation of AdS3 gravity with the periodic solutions of the stationary Dym equation. The resulting spacetimes are characterized by two positive real parameters, two positive integers, and a relative phase, generically describing stationary, nonaxisymmetric black holes.

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Phys. Rev. D 114, 084032– Published 9 October, 2026
  • Received 8 September 2026
  • Accepted 15 September 2026
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