Planckian scattering effects and black hole production in low $M_{Pl}$ scenarios

TL;DR

This paper investigates black hole formation in high-energy scattering, showing string corrections can increase cross-sections, with analyses in Randall-Sundrum models, higher dimensions, and AdS backgrounds.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive reanalysis of black hole production in various low Planck scale scenarios, incorporating string corrections and different geometric backgrounds.

Findings

String corrections increase scattering cross-sections.

Black hole production is affected by extra dimensions and background geometry.

Analysis includes Randall-Sundrum models and AdS spaces.

Abstract

We reanalyze the question of black hole creation in high energy scattering via shockwave collisions. We find that string corrections tend to increase the scattering cross-section. We analyze corrections in a more physical setting, of Randall-Sundrum type and of higher dimensionality. We also analyze the scattering inside AdS backgrounds.