On non-uniform black branes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-07 v2
Abstract
Certain black branes are unstable toward fluctuations that lead to non-uniform mass distributions. We study static, non-uniform solutions that differ only perturbatively from uniform ones. For uncharged black strings in five dimensions, we find evidence of a first order transition from uniform to non-uniform solutions.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0110193,
title = {On non-uniform black branes},
author = {Steven S. Gubser},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0110193},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
29 pages, latex. v2: numerics improved, small errors corrected, conclusions unchanged