Black holes in higher dimensions

We review black-hole solutions of higher-dimensional vacuum gravity and higher-dimensional supergravity theories. The discussion of vacuum gravity is pedagogical, with detailed reviews of Myers<br>Perry solutions, black rings, and solution-generating techniques. We discuss black-hole solutions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto A., Reall, Harvey S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/67848
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/67848
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Forats negres (Astronomia)
Supergravetat
Black holes (Astronomy)
Supergravity
Descripción
Sumario:We review black-hole solutions of higher-dimensional vacuum gravity and higher-dimensional supergravity theories. The discussion of vacuum gravity is pedagogical, with detailed reviews of Myers<br>Perry solutions, black rings, and solution-generating techniques. We discuss black-hole solutions of maximal supergravity theories, including black holes in anti-de Sitter space. General results and open problems are discussed throughout.