The black branes of M-theory

1996/04/30 by M. J. Duff, H. Lü, H. Lu +2 · 6 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Black brane #Black hole thermodynamics #Brane #Brane cosmology #Class (philosophy) #Entropy (arrow of time) #Epistemology #Extremal black hole #Limit (mathematics) #Mathematical analysis #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #Philosophy #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Theoretical physics #gr-qc #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(96)00521-7

published as Phys.Lett.B382:73-80,1996 · Latex, 13 pages, minor corrections and reference added

arxiv created 1996/05/06 · openalex publication_date 1996/08/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We present a class of black p-brane solutions of M-theory which were hitherto known only in the extremal supersymmetric limit, and calculate their macroscopic entropy and temperature.

Citations

• Intersecting M-branes
• Entropy of Extremal Dyonic Black Holes
• Multiscalar p-Brane Solitons
• Stainless super p-branes
• D--branes and Spinning Black Holes
• p-brane solitons in maximal supergravities
• LIOUVILLE AND TODA SOLITONS IN M-THEORY
• Dirichlet Branes and Ramond-Ramond Charges
• BPS spectrum of the five-brane and black hole entropy
• Supergravity in theory in 11 dimensions
• Supermembranes and eleven-dimensional supergravity

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• Domain walls in massive supergravities
• FROM p-BRANES TO COSMOLOGY
• Two-dimensional reduced theory and general static solution for uncharged black p-branes
• NEAR-EXTREMAL BLACK BRANES WITH n3 ENTROPY GROWTH
• Stationary spacetime from intersecting M-branes
• On generalized Melvin solutions for Lie algebras of rank 4