A no black hole theorem. (10th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hartnett, Gavin S; Horowitz, Gary T; Maeda, Kengo
• Is Part Of: Classical and quantum gravity. Volume 32:Number 5(2015:Mar.)
• Publication Date: 2015-02-10
• Subjects: higher-dimensional -- flux-branes -- black branes; Quantum gravity -- Periodicals; Gravitation -- Periodicals; Relativity (Physics) -- Periodicals; Space and time -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 521.1
• DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/32/5/055011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-9381

Abstract

Abstract: We show that one cannot put a stationary (extended) black hole inside certain gravitating flux-tubes. This includes an electric flux-tube in five-dimensional Einstein–Maxwell theory, as well as the standard flux-branes of string theory. The flux always causes the black hole to grow indefinitely. One finds a similar restriction in a Kaluza–Klein setting where the higher dimensional spacetime contains no matter.