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Constraints on the topology of higher dimensional black holes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2011-11-24 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Although a black hole need not be spherical in higher dimensions, its event horizon cannot have arbitrary topology. Here we review some of the known constraints on horizon topology for higher dimensional black holes.

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@article{arxiv.1111.5356,
  title  = {Constraints on the topology of higher dimensional black holes},
  author = {Gregory J. Galloway},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.5356},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

23 pages, 9 figures; chapter of a book "Black Holes in Higher Dimensions" to be published by Cambridge University Press (editor: G. Horowitz)