Black Branes as Piezoelectrics
High Energy Physics - Theory
2014-12-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We find a realization of linear electroelasticity theory in gravitational physics by uncovering a new response coefficient of charged black branes, exhibiting their piezoelectric behavior. Taking charged dilatonic black strings as an example and using the blackfold approach we measure their elastic and piezolectric moduli. We also use our results to draw predictions about the equilibrium condition of charged dilatonic black rings in dimensions higher than six.
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@article{arxiv.1209.2127,
title = {Black Branes as Piezoelectrics},
author = {Jay Armas and Jakob Gath and Niels A. Obers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.2127},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
v2: 9 pages; important sign corrections in section 3 and other minor corrections; published in PRL