Singularities in Low Energy $d = 4$ Heterotic String and Brans-Dicke Theories
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-02-03 v3 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We present the static, spherically symmetric solutions of the low energy string. They form a simple generalisation of the Schwarzschild solution and describe the gravitational field of a spherical star in perturbative string theory. If the Robertson parameter is different from one, these solutions describe singular objects with naked singularities at their horizons, and whose Hawking temperature is infinite. These objects might represent ``massive remnants'', the end states of black holes. Our analysis also implies that Brans-Dicke theory has a naked singularity. Invoking cosmic censorship conjecture will rule out Brans-Dicke theory.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9309046,
title = {Singularities in Low Energy $d = 4$ Heterotic String and Brans-Dicke Theories},
author = {S. Kalyana Rama},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9309046},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
11 pages, preprint TCD-6-93; a mistake is corrected