Numerical construction of a one-parameter family of discretely self-similar critical spacetimes for massless scalar collapse in continuous D>3, giving echoing period Delta(D) and Choptuik exponent gamma(D) with a maximum in Delta near D=3.76.
The 5-D Choptuik critical exponent and holography
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Recently, a holographic argument was used to relate the saturation exponent, $\gamma_{BFKL}$, of four-dimensional Yang-Mills theory in the Regge limit to the Choptuik critical scaling exponent, $\gamma_{5d}$, in 5-dimensional black hole formation via scalar field collapse \cite{alvarez-gaume}. Remarkably, the numerical value of the former agreed quite well with previous calculations of the latter. We present new results of an improved calculation of $\gamma_{5d}$ with substantially decreased numerical error. Our current result is $\gamma_{5d} = 0.4131 \pm 0.0001$, which is close to, but not in strict agreement with, the value of $\gamma_{BFKL}=0.409552$ quoted in \cite{alvarez-gaume}.
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Critical spacetime crystals in continuous dimensions
Numerical construction of a one-parameter family of discretely self-similar critical spacetimes for massless scalar collapse in continuous D>3, giving echoing period Delta(D) and Choptuik exponent gamma(D) with a maximum in Delta near D=3.76.