Distorting Spacetime: How Broken Symmetry and Cosmic Strings Warp Black Hole Shadows
![For charged black holes with a charge-to-mass ratio of [latex]Q/M = 0.5[/latex], an angular momentum-to-mass ratio of [latex]L/M = 1[/latex], and a cosmological constant of [latex]\Lambda = -0.001/M^2[/latex], the effective potential governing null geodesic trajectories demonstrates configuration-dependent behavior, revealing how spacetime curvature influences the paths of massless particles near these objects.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.10303v1/x12.png)
New research explores how violations of fundamental symmetry and the presence of exotic matter alter the geometry around charged black holes, potentially leaving observable traces in gravitational wave or electromagnetic signals.






