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Classical and thermodynamic stability of black holes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-06-29 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We consider the stability of black holes within both classical general relativity and the semiclassical thermodynamic description. In particular, we study linearised perturbations and their contribution to the gravitational partition function, addressing technical issues for charged (Reissner-Nordstrom) and rotating (Kerr-AdS) black holes. Exploring the connection between classical and thermodynamic stability, we find classical instabilities of Myers-Perry black holes and bifurcations to new black hole families.

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@article{arxiv.1006.5358,
  title  = {Classical and thermodynamic stability of black holes},
  author = {Ricardo Monteiro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.5358},
  year   = {2010}
}

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PhD thesis (Univ. Cambridge) submitted on 05/05/2010, 197 pages