ENERGY DISTRIBUTION IN A BTZ BLACK HOLE SPACETIME

Abstract

We evaluate the energy distribution associated with the (2+1)-dimensional rotating BTZ black hole. The energy–momentum complexes of Landau–Lifshitz and Weinberg are employed for this computation. Both prescriptions give exactly the same form of energy distribution. Therefore, these results provide evidence in support of the claim that, for a given gravitational background, different energy–momentum complexes can give identical results in three dimensions, as is the case in four dimensions.