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Is BTZ a separate superselection sector of CTMG?

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-21 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We exhibit exact solutions of (positive) matter coupled to cosmological TMG; they necessarily evolve to conical singularity/negative mass, rather than physical black hole, BTZ. By providing evidence that the latter constitutes a separate, "superselection", sector not reachable from the physical one, they also provide justification for retaining TMG's original "wrong" G-sign to ensure excitation stability here as well.

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@article{arxiv.1007.2637,
  title  = {Is BTZ a separate superselection sector of CTMG?},
  author = {S. Deser and J. Franklin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.2637},
  year   = {2014}
}

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