Govind Menon

Research
My current research involves a mathematical study of the active magnetospheres of black holes. I seek solutions describing the primary mechanism behind jet formation (see figure on left) in supermassive black holes and active galatic nuclei.

Recent Publications
Menon, G., Adhikari, R.," Further Results on Null and Force-Free Electrodynamics", under review (2026)
Adhikari, R., Menon, G., Medvedev, M.," Force-free electromagnetic configurations in FLRW geometry", Phys. Rev. D., (2024)
Adhikari, R., Menon, G., Medvedev, M.," Non-null and Force-Free Electromagnetic Configurations in Kerr Geometry",
      Phys. Rev. D., (2023)
Menon, G., "The Non-Null and Force-free Electromagnetic Field ", Classical and Quantum Gravity, (2021)
Menon, G., "The Null and Force-free Electromagnetic Field ", Classical and Quantum Gravity, (2020)
Menon, G., "Force-free electrodynamics and Foliations in an arbitrary spacetime", Classical and Quantum Gravity, (2020)

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