Semiclassical geons at particle accelerators

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2014/02/010· OSTI ID:22369777

Olmo, Gonzalo J. ^[1]

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1. Departamento de Física Teórica and IFIC, Universidad de Valencia-CSIC, Facultad de Física, C/Dr. Moliner 50, Burjassot-46100, Valencia (Spain)

We point out that in certain four-dimensional extensions of general relativity constructed within the Palatini formalism stable self-gravitating objects with a discrete mass and charge spectrum may exist. The incorporation of nonlinearities in the electromagnetic field may effectively reduce their mass spectrum by many orders of magnitude. As a consequence, these objects could be within (or near) the reach of current particle accelerators. We provide an exactly solvable model to support this idea.

• OSTI ID: 22369777
• Journal Information: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2014, Issue 02; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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