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Singularity at the demise of a black hole

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-01-29 v2

Abstract

We consider a class of quasiregular singularities characterized by points possessing two future-directed light cones and two past-directed light cones. Such singularities appear in the 1+11+1 trousers spacetime and the Deutsch-Politzer spacetime. We argue that these singularities are relevant for describing the end point of an evaporating black hole, and show that a class of emergent Lorentz signature theories can provide a microscopic description for these singularities.

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@article{arxiv.2310.17266,
  title  = {Singularity at the demise of a black hole},
  author = {Justin C. Feng and Shinji Mukohyama and Sante Carloni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.17266},
  year   = {2024}
}

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12 pages, 7 figures. Added and corrected a reference, minor formatting changes. Matches published version