2020/05/31 by D. M. Gingrich, Douglas M. Gingrich, Brennan Undseth
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Black hole (networking) #Charged black hole #Collider #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Extremal black hole #Fuzzball #Hawking radiation #Horizon #Large Hadron Collider #Large extra dimension #Micro black hole #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Planck mass #Quantum mechanics #Virtual black hole #gr-qc #hep-ex #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.102.095020
published as Phys. Rev. D 102, 095020 (2020) · To be published in Phys. Rev. D
arxiv created 2020/10/27 · openalex publication_date 2020/11/18 · arxiv updated 2020/11/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Quantum black hole production at the Large Hadron Collider is investigated using the horizon quantum mechanics model. This model has novel implications for how black holes might be observed in collider experiments. Black hole production is predicted to be possible below the Planck scale, thus leading to the intriguing possibility that black holes could be produced even if the Planck scale is slightly above the collider center of mass energy. In addition, the usual anticipated resonance in the black hole mass distribution is significantly widened in this model. For values of the Planck scale above the current lower limits, the shape of the black hole mass distribution is almost independent of the Planck scale and depends more on the number of extra dimensions. These model features suggest the need for alternative search strategies in collider experiments.