Massive Superstrings are Black Holes
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-22 v1 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We argue that it is inconsistent to ignore the gravitational backreaction for on-shell superstring states at the Planck mass and beyond, and that these quantum states become Kerr black holes in the classical limit. Consequences are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9409033,
title = {Massive Superstrings are Black Holes},
author = {Paul H. Frampton and Thomas W. Kephart},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9409033},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, IFP-708-UNC and VAND-TH-94-15