Rotating Black Holes in Higher Dimensions

TL;DR

This paper explores the unique properties and new types of higher-dimensional black holes, including black strings and horizon topology changes, highlighting differences from four-dimensional black hole theories.

Contribution

It introduces new stationary black hole solutions in higher dimensions and provides evidence for horizon topology transitions, expanding understanding of higher-dimensional gravity.

Findings

Discovery of new stationary black hole solutions

Evidence for horizon topology changing transitions

Differences from four-dimensional black hole theorems

Abstract

The properties of higher-dimensional black holes can differ significantly from those of black holes in four dimensions, since neither the uniqueness theorem, nor the staticity theorem or the topological censorship theorem generalize to higher dimensions. We first discuss black holes of Einstein-Maxwell theory and Einstein-Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory with spherical horizon topology. Here new types of stationary black holes are encountered. We then discuss nonuniform black strings and present evidence for a horizon topology changing transition.