Analogue Penrose process in rotating acoustic black Hole

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the analogue Penrose process in a rotating acoustic black hole modeled by a quantum fluid, showing energy extraction and reduction of black hole parameters akin to gravitational black holes.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of the Penrose process in an acoustic black hole using the draining bathtub model, highlighting energy extraction via phonons in a quantum fluid.

Findings

Energy can be extracted from the acoustic black hole.

The black hole's angular momentum and mass decrease during the process.

Frame dragging effect influences phonon behavior in the fluid.

Abstract

Analogue gravity stands today as an important tool for the investigation of gravitational phenomena that would be otherwise out of reach considering our technology. We consider here the analogue Penrose process in a rotating acoustic black hole based on a quantum fluid described by the draining bathtub model. Because of the rotating nature of this acoustic spacetime, a particle, that is a phonon travelling on the quantum fluid, will experience the well known frame dragging effect. By defining the effective Komar mass and angular momentum of this acoustic black hole, we found that energy can be extracted from it. At the same time, we show that the black hole angular momentum and mass are reduced, in complete analogy with the Penrose effect.