Shadows and observation intensity of black holes in the Randall–Sundrum brane world model *

Abstract

Abstract The shadow and observation intensity of a black hole surrounded by a thin spherical accretion in the Randall–Sundrum brane world model are investigated. The bulk metric depends on the tidal charge parameter, q, and deformation parameter, C. It reduces to the metric that possesses similar form with the Reissner–Nordström metric if . It is shown that the radius of the photon sphere of this black hole depends only on the tidal charge parameter. The radius of the photon sphere decreases with higher q. The observation intensity is mainly influenced by the tidal charge parameter, q, and the deformation parameter, C, is of secondary importance. In the optical observation, the black holes appear brighter with higher q or lower C.