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Lifshitz black holes in Brans-Dicke theory

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-05-28 v4 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We present an exact asymptotically Lifshitz black hole solution in Brans-Dicke theory of gravity in arbitrary n(3)n(\ge 3) dimensions in presence of a power-law potential. In this solution, the dynamical exponent zz is determined in terms of the Brans-Dicke parameter ω\omega and nn. Asymptotic Lifshitz condition at infinity requires z>1z>1, which corresponds to (n1)/(n2)ω<n/(n1)-(n-1)/(n-2) \le \omega < -n/(n-1). On the other hand, the no-ghost condition for the scalar field in the Einstein frame requires 0<z2(n2)/(n3)0<z \le 2(n-2)/(n-3). We compute the Hawking temperature of the black hole solution and discuss the problems encountered and the proposals in defining its thermodynamic properties. A generalized solution charged under the Maxwell field is also presented.

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@article{arxiv.1105.1331,
  title  = {Lifshitz black holes in Brans-Dicke theory},
  author = {Hideki Maeda and Gaston Giribet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.1331},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

32 pages, no figure. v2: revised version. Section 3.1 and Appendix B improved. The argument in Appendix A clarified. v3: References added. v4: analysis on the black hole thermodynamical properties corrected. Final version to appear in JHEP