The stability of Reissner–Nördstrom black holes with an extremal mass–charge relation was determined by calculating the propagation speed of gravitational waves on this background in an effective field theory (EFT) of gravity. New results for metric components are shown, along with the corresponding new extremal relation, part of which differs by a global factor of 2 from the past published work. This new relation further develops the existing constraints on EFT parameters. The radial propagation speed for gravitational waves in the Regge–Wheeler gauge was calculated linearly for all perturbations, yielding exact luminality for all dimension-4 operators. The dimension-6 radial speed modifications introduce no constraints on the sign of the modified theory parameters from causality arguments, while the deviation from classical theories vanishes at both horizons. The angular speed was found to be altered for the dimension-4 operators, with possible new constraints on the modified theory being suggested from causality arguments. Results are consistent with existing literature on Schwarzschild black hole backgrounds, with some EFT terms becoming active only in non-vacuum spacetimes such as Reissner–Nördstrom black holes.

In this paper, we study the dynamics of a test particle around a regular black hole (BH) in a non-minimal Einstein-Yang-Mills (EYM) theory and examine the BH shadow. The EYM theory is a non-minimally coupled theory in which curvature couples to non-Abelian gauge fields. We investigate particle motion with parameters in EYM BH for massless and massive particles. This work provides the horizon structure, photon radius and inner stable circular orbit (ISCO) of a mass particle with EYM BH parameters. An analysis is provided of the effective potential as well as the possible orbits for test particles under various EYM BH parameters values. In timelike radial geodesics, we find that for smaller values of magnetic charge, particles following a timelike radial geodesic are more hasty in EYM BH, and hence arrive at the center faster than those traveling a Schwarzschild BH geodesic. However, at larger values of the magnetic charge, the inverse effect is observed. The effect of model parameters is investigated in order to study the ISCO, photon radius, orbit stability (Lyapunov exponent), and effective force on particles for the BH in the EYM theory. Finally, we investigate the BH shadow. We find that higher magnetic charge values and non-minimal coupling parameters result in smaller shadow radius values.

In the Alcubierre warp-drive spacetime, we investigate the following scalar curvature invariants: the scalar I, derived from a quadratic contraction of the Weyl tensor, the trace R of the Ricci tensor, and the quadratic r1 and cubic r2 invariants from the trace-adjusted Ricci tensor. In four-dimensional spacetime the trace-adjusted Einstein and Ricci tensors are identical, and their unadjusted traces are oppositely signed yet equal in absolute value. This allows us to express these Ricci invariants using Einstein's curvature tensor, facilitating a direct interpretation of the energy-momentum tensor. We present detailed plots illustrating the distribution of these invariants. Our findings underscore the requirement for four distinct layers of an anisotropic stress-energy tensor to create the warp bubble. Additionally, we delve into the Kretschmann quadratic invariant decomposition. We provide a critical analysis of the work by Mattingly et al., particularly their underrepresentation of curvature invariants in their plots by 8 to 16 orders of magnitude. A comparison is made between the spacetime curvature of the Alcubierre warp-drive and that of a Schwarzschild black hole with a mass equivalent to the planet Saturn. The paper addresses potential misconceptions about the Alcubierre warp-drive due to inaccuracies in representing spacetime curvature changes and clarifies the classification of the Alcubierre spacetime, emphasizing its distinction from class B warped product spacetimes.

We investigate the influence of the higher order curvature terms on the static configuration of a charged dust distribution in EGB gravity. The EGB field equations for such a fluid are generated in higher dimensions. The governing equation can be written as an Abel differential equation of the second kind, or a second order linear differential equation. Exact solutions are found to these equations in terms of special functions, series and polynomials. The Abel differential equation of the second kind is reducible to a canonical differential equation; three new families of solutions are found by constraining the coefficients of the canonical equation. The charged dust model is shown to be physically well behaved in a region at the centre, and dust spheres can be generated. The higher order curvature terms influence the dynamics of charged dust and the gravitational behaviour which is distinct from general relativity.

Section 5 in the article needs to be removed due to mathematical flaw in the expressions presented. We do not obtain a fluctuation -dissipation theorem, with the perturbed Euler's equation which are presented here. Kindly consider the section 5 removed from the article. We add a note that the fluctuation dissipation theorem will follow in future work from the Einstein-Langevin equation, which needs elaborate work.