pith. machine review for the scientific record. sign in

arxiv: hep-th/9301052 · v2 · submitted 1993-01-13 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Recognition: unknown

Black Strings and p-Branes are Unstable

R.Gregory , R.Laflamme
Authors on Pith no claims yet
classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords blackdimensionsextraperturbationsstringsunstablewavelengthaffect
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We investigate the evolution of small perturbations around black strings and branes which are low energy solutions of string theory. For simplicity we focus attention on the zero charge case and show that there are unstable modes for a range of time frequency and wavelength in the extra $10-D$ dimensions. These perturbations can be stabililized if the extra dimensions are compactified to a scale smaller than the minimum wavelength for which instability occurs and thus will not affect large astrophysical black holes in four dimensions. We comment on the implications of this result for the Cosmic Censorship Hypothesis.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.

Forward citations

Cited by 4 Pith papers

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score.

  1. Kerr-Schild Double Copy of the Randall-Sundrum Black String

    hep-th 2026-04 unverdicted novelty 6.0

    Kerr-Schild double copy of the RS II black string produces a sourceless Maxwell single copy and a warp-induced massive scalar zeroth copy, with an alternative splitting giving inequivalent gauge and scalar fields.

  2. Instanton condensation and a new phase of BPS black holes

    hep-th 2026-03 unverdicted novelty 6.0

    Instanton condensation in the matrix model for the BPS index reveals a new instability and dominant phase for small black holes, connected to partial deconfinement.

  3. Quasinormal modes of black holes and black branes

    gr-qc 2009-05 unverdicted novelty 2.0

    Quasinormal modes are eigenmodes of dissipative gravitational systems whose spectra encode near-equilibrium transport coefficients in dual quantum field theories and enable tests of general relativity through gravitat...

  4. Quasinormal modes of black holes: from astrophysics to string theory

    gr-qc 2011-02 accept novelty 1.0

    This review surveys calculations and interpretations of quasinormal modes for black holes in astrophysics, higher dimensions, and holographic duals without presenting new results.