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Evolution and endpoint of the black string instability: Large D solution

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abstract

We derive a simple set of non-linear, (1+1)-dimensional partial differential equations that describe the dynamical evolution of black strings and branes to leading order in the expansion in the inverse of the number of dimensions D. These equations are easily solved numerically. Their solution shows that thin enough black strings are unstable to developing inhomogeneities along their length, and at late times they asymptote to stable non-uniform black strings. This proves an earlier conjecture about the endpoint of the instability of black strings in a large enough number of dimensions. If the initial black string is very thin, the final configuration is highly non-uniform and resembles a periodic array of localized black holes joined by short necks. We also present the equations that describe the non-linear dynamics of Anti-deSitter black branes at large D.

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gr-qc 1 hep-th 1

years

2026 1 2025 1

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UNVERDICTED 2

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Black Hole Ringdown Nonlinearities in the Large-D Limit

gr-qc · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

In the large-D limit, analytic third-order nonlinear corrections to quasinormal modes improve ringdown modeling accuracy by several orders of magnitude for head-on black hole collisions.

On prethermal time crystals from semi-holography

hep-th · 2025-12-25 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Semi-holographic systems with perturbative and holographic sectors exhibit prethermal time crystals through dissipationless modes in hydrodynamic channels plus short-wavelength instabilities that produce inhomogeneities over a wide temperature range.

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  • Black Hole Ringdown Nonlinearities in the Large-D Limit gr-qc · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 48 · internal anchor

    In the large-D limit, analytic third-order nonlinear corrections to quasinormal modes improve ringdown modeling accuracy by several orders of magnitude for head-on black hole collisions.

  • On prethermal time crystals from semi-holography hep-th · 2025-12-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 95 · internal anchor

    Semi-holographic systems with perturbative and holographic sectors exhibit prethermal time crystals through dissipationless modes in hydrodynamic channels plus short-wavelength instabilities that produce inhomogeneities over a wide temperature range.