2002/10/31 by Henriette Elvang, Gary T. Horowitz · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Black brane #Black hole (networking) #Black hole thermodynamics #Black string #Bubble #Classical mechanics #Combinatorics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Entropy (arrow of time) #Extremal black hole #Infinity #Kaluza–Klein theory #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Mechanics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Physics #Quantum mechanics #String theory #Theoretical physics #Topology (electrical circuits) #White hole #gr-qc #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.67.044015
published as Phys.Rev. D67 (2003) 044015 · 23 pages, 5 figures, v2: few comments on stability modified
arxiv created 2002/11/14 · openalex publication_date 2003/02/27 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We explore the physical consequences of a recently discovered class of exact solutions to the five dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory. We find a number of surprising features including the following: (1) In the presence of a Kaluza-Klein bubble, there are arbitrarily large black holes with topology S3. (2) In the presence of a black hole or a black string, there are expanding bubbles (with de Sitter geometry) which never reach null infinity. (3) A bubble can hold two black holes of arbitrary size in static equilibrium. In particular, two large black holes can be close together without merging to form a single black hole.