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arxiv: gr-qc/0602045 · v1 · submitted 2006-02-13 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th

A Note on the Instability of Lorentzian Taub-NUT-Space

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I show that there are no SU(2)-invariant (time-dependent) tensorial perturbations of Lorentzian Taub-NUT space. It follows that the spacetime is unstable at the linear level against generic perturbations. I speculate that this fact is responsible for so far unsuccessful attempts to define a sensible thermodynamics for NUT-charged spacetimes.

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