Phases of Higher Dimensional Black Holes

TL;DR

This paper reviews the complex phase diagrams of higher-dimensional black holes, highlighting topology changes and interconnected phases in various asymptotic geometries, including Kaluza-Klein and Minkowski spaces.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the phase structures and transitions of higher-dimensional black holes, emphasizing new interconnected phases and topology-changing phenomena.

Findings

Rich pattern of interconnected phases

Topology-changing transitions identified

Includes diverse black hole solutions

Abstract

We review some of the most striking properties of the phase diagrams of higher dimensional black holes in pure gravity. We focus on static black hole solutions with Kaluza-Klein asymptotics and stationary black hole solutions in flat Minkowski space. Both cases exhibit a rich pattern of interconnected phases and merger points with topology changing transitions. In the first case, the phase diagram includes uniform and non-uniform black strings, localized black holes and sequences of Kaluza-Klein bubbles. In the latter case, it includes Myers-Perry black holes, black rings, black saturns and pinched black holes.