Black Rings
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-04-06 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
A black ring is a five-dimensional black hole with an event horizon of topology S1 x S2. We provide an introduction to the description of black rings in general relativity and string theory. Novel aspects of the presentation include a new approach to constructing black ring coordinates and a critical review of black ring microscopics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0608012,
title = {Black Rings},
author = {Roberto Emparan and Harvey S. Reall},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0608012},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
41 pages, 3 figures, invited review for Classical and Quantum Gravity. v2: comments on stability corrected; ref added