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Title: Lovelock solutions in the presence of matter sources

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique CNRS UMR 8627, Universite Paris-Sud 11, 91405 Orsay, Cedex (France)
  2. Department of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus GR 157 73, Athens (Greece)

For a large class of space and time-dependent warped geometries we find the general solution of the six-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet equations in the presence of p-form matter fields. This is done under two conditions on the matter sector which we show impose the integrability of the full system. Solutions are classified and known black hole limits are found. It is shown that Lovelock gravity restricts drastically the possible horizon geometries and allowed matter sources. In fact, we show that if we allow only for solutions of asymptotically flat falloff behavior, then the only permissible black hole is that of Boulware-Deser with electromagnetic charge. The situation of six-dimensional Lovelock gravity is therefore almost identical to four-dimensional General Relativity. The gravitational horizon constraints lead us to find static solutions involving 3-form matter fields in anti de Sitter space which are also new to General Relativity along with other cosmological and black string type of solutions.

OSTI ID:
21502591
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 83, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.83.104020; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English