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arxiv: hep-th/0210234 · v1 · pith:W2VTX6SUnew · submitted 2002-10-24 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

No horizons in pp-waves

classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords horizonsadmitpp-waveargueasymptotesbackgroundbackgroundsblack
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We argue that pp-wave backgrounds can not admit event horizons. We also comment on pp-wave generalizations which would admit horizons and show that there exists a black string solution which asymptotes to a five dimensional plane wave background.

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