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Quasi-topological Reissner-Nordstr\"om Black Holes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2012-10-15 v3

Abstract

We consider Reissner-Nordstrom solutions in quasi-topological gravity, obtaining exact solutions to the field equations yielding charged quasi-topological black holes. We study their thermodynamic behaviour over a range of parameters that yield ghost-free and stable space times. We find that a sufficiently negative quasi-topological parameter can yield black holes with 2 horizons, even for zero charge. We discuss the thermodynamic stability for the class of solutions we obtain. We also describe the structure of exact charged solutions to kthk^{th} order quasi-topological gravity.

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@article{arxiv.1206.4738,
  title  = {Quasi-topological Reissner-Nordstr\"om Black Holes},
  author = {W. G. Brenna and R. B. Mann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.4738},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

LaTeX, 16 pages, 9 figures; added references and corrected typos