Singularities in Low Energy d = 4 Heterotic String and Brans-Dicke Theories
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✦ hep-th
astro-phgr-qchep-ph
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brans-dickestringtheorydescribeenergynakedobjectssingularities
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We present the static, spherically symmetric solutions of the low energy $d = 4$ string. They form a simple generalisation of the Schwarzschild solution and describe the gravitational field of a spherical star in perturbative string theory. If the Robertson parameter $\gamma$ is different from one, these solutions describe singular objects with naked singularities at their horizons, and whose Hawking temperature is infinite. These objects might represent ``massive remnants'', the end states of black holes. Our analysis also implies that Brans-Dicke theory has a naked singularity. Invoking cosmic censorship conjecture will rule out Brans-Dicke theory.
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