Holonomy classification, gyroscope precession, and Landau levels in Gödel-type spacetimes and their superfluid analog
Abstract
We derive the parallel-transport holonomies of circles centered on the symmetry axis in the homogeneous Gödel-type family of Rebouças and Tiomno, which includes the Gödel universe, the causal member with m2=4Ω2, and the Som--Raychaudhuri limit. The holonomy is governed by a single invariant Δ(r), whose sign determines whether the Lorentz transformation is elliptic, parabolic, or hyperbolic. We determine the number of parabolic radii across the family and prove that, whenever the azimuthal circles become closed timelike curves (CTCs), the chronology radius satisfies Δ(rc)=−cosh(mrc)<0. We also express this invariant in terms of Killing-vector scalars, derive the vector and spinor Wilson loops, give the exact condition for trivial holonomy after a finite number of turns, and analyze Fermi--Walker transport on circular CTCs. Finally, we discuss an analogy with the effective metric of a rotating superfluid, valid under stated conditions, and derive exact expressions for the radial L2 localization of Klein--Gordon Landau modes relative to the Som--Raychaudhuri chronology radius. The geometric results are exact within the metric family considered; the discussion of the analog system relies on the validity of a coarse-grained effective description.
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BibTeX
@misc{furtado2026holonomy,
title = {{Holonomy classification, gyroscope precession, and Landau levels in Gödel-type spacetimes and their superfluid analog}},
author = {Claudio Furtado and G. Q. Garcia and Abdullah Guvendi and Alexandre M. de M. Carvalho},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.00568},
eprint = {2611.00568},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.00568},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Holonomy classification, gyroscope precession, and Landau levels in Gödel-type spacetimes and their superfluid analog
AU - Claudio Furtado
AU - G. Q. Garcia
AU - Abdullah Guvendi
AU - Alexandre M. de M. Carvalho
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/01
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.00568
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.00568
AB - We derive the parallel-transport holonomies of circles centered on the symmetry axis in the homogeneous Gödel-type family of Rebouças and Tiomno, which includes the Gödel universe, the causal member with m^2=4Ω^2, and the Som--Raychaudhuri limit. The holonomy is governed by a single invariant Δ(r), whose sign determines whether the Lorentz transformation is elliptic, parabolic, or hyperbolic. We determine the number of parabolic radii across the family and prove that, whenever the azimuthal circles become closed timelike curves (CTCs), the chronology radius satisfies Δ(r_c)=−cosh(mr_c)<0. We also express this invariant in terms of Killing-vector scalars, derive the vector and spinor Wilson loops, give the exact condition for trivial holonomy after a finite number of turns, and analyze Fermi--Walker transport on circular CTCs. Finally, we discuss an analogy with the effective metric of a rotating superfluid, valid under stated conditions, and derive exact expressions for the radial L^2 localization of Klein--Gordon Landau modes relative to the Som--Raychaudhuri chronology radius. The geometric results are exact within the metric family considered; the discussion of the analog system relies on the validity of a coarse-grained effective description.
ER -