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Instability of a two-dimensional extremal black hole

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We consider the perturbation of tachyon about the extremal ground state of a two-dimensional (2D) electrically charged black hole. It is found that the presenting potential to on-coming tachyonic wave takes a double-humped barrier well. This allows an exponentially growing mode with respect to time. This extremal ground state is classically unstable. We conclude that the 2D extremal electrically charged black hole cannot be a candidate for the stable endpoint of the Hawking evaporation.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9510128,
  title  = {Instability of a two-dimensional extremal black hole},
  author = {Y. S. Myung and Jin Young Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9510128},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages 2 figures, RevTeX, to be published in Phys. Rev D, to obtain gifures contact Author ([email protected])