A NUT Charge Weak Gravity Conjecture from Dimensional Reduction
High Energy Physics - Theory
2021-05-19 v2
Abstract
We analyze the constraints on four-derivative corrections to 5d Einstein-Maxwell theory from the black hole Weak Gravity Conjecture (WGC). We calculate the leading corrections to the extremal mass of asymptotically flat 5d charged solutions as well as 4d Kaluza-Klein compactifications. The WGC bounds from the latter, interpreted as 4d dyonic black holes, are found to be strictly stronger. As magnetic graviphoton charge lifts to a NUT-like charge in 5d, we argue that the logic of the WGC should apply to these topological charges as well and leads to new constraints on purely gravitational theories.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2011.06083,
title = {A NUT Charge Weak Gravity Conjecture from Dimensional Reduction},
author = {Sera Cremonini and Callum R. T. Jones and James T. Liu and Brian McPeak and Yuezhang Tang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.06083},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
9 pages, 1 figure, minor corrections and clarifications