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Formation of Black Holes in Topologically Massive Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-05-30 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We present an exact solution in 3-dimensional topologically massive gravity with negative cosmological constant which dynamically interpolates between a past horizon and a chiral AdS pp-wave. Similarly, upon time reversal, one obtains an AdS pp-wave with a future event horizon

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@article{arxiv.1108.3579,
  title  = {Formation of Black Holes in Topologically Massive Gravity},
  author = {Ivo Sachs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.3579},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

Improved presentation. Extended discussion of linear stability and regularity of the metric. Added references