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Title: Nonspherically Symmetric Collapse in Asymptotically AdS Spacetimes

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Queen Mary Univ. of London (United Kingdom). School of Mathematical Sciences. Centre for Research in String Theory. School of Physics and Astronomy; Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). Centre for Mathematical Sciences
  2. Queen Mary Univ. of London (United Kingdom). School of Mathematical Sciences
  3. Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). Centre for Mathematical Sciences
  4. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Dept. of Physics. Center for Theory of Quantum Matter
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We numerically simulate gravitational collapse in asymptotically anti–de Sitter spacetimes away from spherical symmetry. Starting from initial data sourced by a massless real scalar field, we solve the Einstein equations with a negative cosmological constant in five spacetime dimensions and obtain a family of nonspherically symmetric solutions, including those that form two distinct black holes on the axis. We find that these configurations collapse faster than spherically symmetric ones of the same mass and radial compactness. Similarly, they require less mass to collapse within a fixed time.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0008132
OSTI ID:
1541241
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1407442
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 119, Issue 19; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
Citation information provided by
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Black resonators and geons in AdS 5 journal May 2019
Clusters of Primordial Black Holes journal March 2019
Clusters of primordial black holes text January 2018
Gravitational systems in asymptotically anti-de Sitter space-times preprint January 2017
The instability of anti-de Sitter space-time preprint January 2017

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