scholarly journals Duality and supersymmetry constraints on the weak gravity conjecture

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J. Loges ◽  
Toshifumi Noumi ◽  
Gary Shiu
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Scattering Amplitudes ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Black Hole Thermodynamics ◽  
Simple Condition ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Higher Derivative ◽  
Bps States ◽  
Weak Gravity

Abstract Positivity bounds coming from consistency of UV scattering amplitudes are not always sufficient to prove the weak gravity conjecture for theories beyond Einstein-Maxwell. Additional ingredients about the UV may be necessary to exclude those regions of parameter space which are naïvely in conflict with the predictions of the weak gravity conjecture. In this paper we explore the consequences of imposing additional symmetries inherited from the UV theory on higher-derivative operators for Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton-axion theory. Using black hole thermodynamics, for a preserved SL(2, ℝ) symmetry we find that the weak gravity conjecture then does follow from positivity bounds. For a preserved O(d, d; ℝ) symmetry we find a simple condition on the two Wilson coefficients which ensures the positivity of corrections to the charge-to-mass ratio and that follows from the null energy condition alone. We find that imposing supersymmetry on top of either of these symmetries gives corrections which vanish identically, as expected for BPS states.

scholarly journals Weak gravity bounds in asymptotic string compactifications

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brice Bastian ◽  
Thomas W. Grimm ◽  
Damian van de Heisteeg
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Mass Formula ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
String Compactifications ◽  
Type Iib String Theory ◽  
Bps States ◽  
Weak Gravity

Abstract We study the charge-to-mass ratios of BPS states in four-dimensional $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 supergravities arising from Calabi-Yau threefold compactifications of Type IIB string theory. We present a formula for the asymptotic charge-to-mass ratio valid for all limits in complex structure moduli space. This is achieved by using the sl(2)-structure that emerges in any such limit as described by asymptotic Hodge theory. The asymptotic charge-to-mass formula applies for sl(2)-elementary states that couple to the graviphoton asymptotically. Using this formula, we determine the radii of the ellipsoid that forms the extremality region of electric BPS black holes, which provides us with a general asymptotic bound on the charge-to-mass ratio for these theories. Finally, we comment on how these bounds for the Weak Gravity Conjecture relate to their counterparts in the asymptotic de Sitter Conjecture and Swampland Distance Conjecture.

scholarly journals New version of the gedanken experiments to test the weak cosmic censorship in charged dilaton-Lifshitz black holes

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Jiang ◽  
Ming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Order Approximation ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Cosmic Censorship ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lifshitz Black Holes ◽  
Lifshitz Black Hole ◽  
Matter Fields

AbstractIn this paper, based on the new version of the gedanken experiments proposed by Sorce and Wald, we examine the weak cosmic censorship in the perturbation process of accreting matter fields for the charged dilaton-Lifshitz black holes. In the investigation, we assume that the black hole is perturbed by some extra matter source satisfied the null energy condition and ultimately settle down to a static charged dilaton-Lifshitz black hole in the asymptotic future. Then, after applying the Noether charge method, we derive the first-order and second-order perturbation inequalities of the perturbation matter fields. As a result, we find that the nearly extremal charged dilaton-Lifshitz black hole cannot be destroyed under the second-order approximation of perturbation. This result implies that the weak cosmic censorship conjecture might be a general feature of the Einstein gravity, and it is independent of the asymptotic behaviors of the black holes.

scholarly journals New gedanken experiment on higher-dimensional asymptotically AdS Reissner–Nordström black hole

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Jie Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Order Approximation ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Matter Field ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Field Perturbation ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Dynamical Quantity

AbstractViewing the negative cosmological constant as a dynamical quantity derived from the matter field, we study the weak cosmic censorship conjecture for the higher-dimensional asymptotically AdS Reissner–Nordström black hole. To this end, using the stability assumption of the matter field perturbation and the null energy condition of the matter field, we first derive the first-order and second-order perturbation inequalities containing the variable cosmological constant and its conjugate quantity for the black hole. We prove that the higher-dimensional RN-AdS black hole cannot be destroyed under a second-order approximation of the matter field perturbation process.

TIME MACHINE AT THE LHC

2008 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 641-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. YA. AREF'EVA ◽  
I. V. VOLOVICH
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Time Machine ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Traversable Wormhole ◽  
Time Machines

Recently, black hole and brane production at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been widely discussed. We suggest that there is a possibility to test causality at the LHC. We argue that if the scale of quantum gravity is of the order of few TeVs, proton-proton collisions at the LHC could lead to the formation of time machines (spacetime regions with closed timelike curves) which violate causality. One model for the time machine is a traversable wormhole. We argue that the traversable wormhole production cross section at the LHC is of the same order as the cross section for the black hole production. Traversable wormholes assume violation of the null energy condition (NEC) and an exotic matter similar to the dark energy is required. Decay of the wormholes/time machines and signatures of time machine events at the LHC are discussed.

scholarly journals Extracting Hawking radiation near the horizon of AdS black holes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishan Saraswat ◽  
Niayesh Afshordi
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Evaporation Rate ◽  
Order Term ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Leading Order ◽  
Proper Distance ◽  
Ads Black Holes ◽  
A Cell

Abstract We study how the evaporation rate of spherically symmetric black holes is affected through the extraction of radiation close to the horizon. We adopt a model of extraction that involves a perfectly absorptive screen placed close to the horizon and show that the evaporation rate can be changed depending on how close to the horizon the screen is placed. We apply our results to show that the scrambling time defined by the Hayden-Preskill decoding criterion, which is derived in Pennington’s work (arXiv:1905.08255) through entanglement wedge reconstruction is modified. The modifications appear as logarithmic corrections to Pennington’s time scale which depend on where the absorptive screen is placed. By fixing the proper distance between the horizon and screen we show that for small AdS black holes the leading order term in the scrambling time is consistent with Pennington’s scrambling time. However, for large AdS black holes the leading order Log contains the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of a cell of characteristic length equal to the AdS radius rather than the entropy of the full horizon. Furthermore, using the correspondence between the radial null energy condition (NEC) and the holographic c-theorem, we argue that the screen cannot be arbitrarily close to the horizon. This leads to a holographic argument that black hole mining using a screen cannot significantly alter the lifetime of a black hole.

scholarly journals Non-Rindler horizons and radiating black holes

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150184
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Wasnik
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Coordinate Transformations ◽  
Spatial Infinity ◽  
Rindler Space ◽  
Black Hole Solutions

In this work we construct metrics corresponding to radiating black holes whose near horizon regions cannot be approximated by Rindler space–time. We first construct infinite parameter coordinate transformations from Minkowski coordinates, such that an observer using these coordinates to describe space–time events measures the Minkowski vacuum to be Planckian. Utilizing these results, we construct a family of black holes that radiate at spatial infinity. As an illustration, we study a subset of the black hole solutions and show that they satisfy the null energy condition.

scholarly journals Constraining the number of horizons with energy conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Run-Qiu Yang ◽  
Rong-Gen Cai ◽  
Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Event Horizon ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Energy Conditions ◽  
Strong Energy ◽  
Killing Horizon ◽  
Static Black Hole ◽  
Matter Fields

Abstract We show that the number of horizons of static black holes can be strongly constrained by energy conditions of matter fields. After a careful clarification on the ``interior'' of a black hole, we prove that if the interior of a static black hole satisfies strong energy condition or null energy condition, there is at most one non-degenerated inner Killing horizon behind the non-degenerated event horizon. Our result offers some universal restrictions on the number of horizons. Interestingly and importantly, it also suggests that matter not only promotes the formation of event horizon but also prevents the appearance of multiple horizons inside black holes. Furthermore, using the geometrical construction, we obtain a radially conserved quantity which is valid for general static spacetimes.

scholarly journals Regular black hole interior spacetime supported by three-form field

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariam Bouhmadi-López ◽  
Che-Yu Chen ◽  
Xiao Yan Chew ◽  
Yen Chin Ong ◽  
Dong-han Yeom
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Regular Black Hole ◽  
Black Hole Spacetime ◽  
Form Field ◽  
Black Hole Interior ◽  
Metric Function ◽  
Geodesically Complete

AbstractIn this paper, we show that a minimally coupled 3-form endowed with a proper potential can support a regular black hole interior. By choosing an appropriate form for the metric function representing the radius of the 2-sphere, we solve for the 3-form field and its potential. Using the obtained solution, we construct an interior black hole spacetime which is everywhere regular. The singularity is replaced with a Nariai-type spacetime, whose topology is $$\text {dS}_2 \times \text {S}^2$$ dS 2 × S 2 , in which the radius of the 2-sphere is constant. So long as the interior continues to expand indefinitely, the geometry becomes essentially compactified. The 2-dimensional de Sitter geometry appears despite the negative potential of the 3-form field. Such a dynamical compactification could shed some light on the origin of de Sitter geometry of our Universe, exacerbated by the Swampland conjecture. In addition, we show that the spacetime is geodesically complete. The geometry is singularity-free due to the violation of the null energy condition.

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