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arxiv: 1502.01028 · v2 · pith:LU5FDEMKnew · submitted 2015-02-03 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Black Holes in Higher-Derivative Gravity

classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords gravityblack-holecurvatureeinsteinsolutionstermstheyabove
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Extensions of Einstein gravity with higher-order derivative terms arise in string theory and other effective theories, as well as being of interest in their own right. In this paper we study static black-hole solutions in the example of Einstein gravity with additional quadratic curvature terms. A Lichnerowicz-type theorem simplifies the analysis by establishing that they must have vanishing Ricci scalar curvature. By numerical methods we then demonstrate the existence of further black-hole solutions over and above the Schwarzschild solution. We discuss some of their thermodynamic properties, and show that they obey the first law of thermodynamics.

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