A classical instability of Reissner-Nordstrom solutions and the fate of magnetically charged black holes

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5609549

Lee, Kimyeong; Nair, V P; Weinberg, E J

Working in the context of spontaneously broken gauge theories, we show that the magnetically charged Reissner-Nordstrom solution develops a classical instability if the horizon is sufficiently small. This instability has significant implications for the evolution of a magnetically charged black hole. In particular, it leads to the possibility that such a hole could evaporate completely, leaving in its place a nonsingular magnetic monopole.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5609549
• Report Number(s): N-92-17697; NASA-CR-189843; NAS-1.26:189843; FERMILAB-PUB-91/326-A/T; CU-TP-540; CNN: NAGW-2381
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BLACK HOLES
STAR EVOLUTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
EVAPORATION
FIELD THEORIES
GAUGE INVARIANCE
GRAVITATION
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
MONOPOLES
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
661300* - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)