Probing Five-Dimensional Black Holes with D-Branes

TL;DR

This paper investigates the interactions of D-branes with five-dimensional black holes by computing the probe's moduli space metric using supergravity and gauge theory, revealing insights into black hole-brane dynamics.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of the probe's moduli space metric derived from supergravity and D-brane gauge theory for large and small black holes.

Findings

The moduli space metric matches between supergravity and gauge theory for large black holes.

The probe's velocity-dependent force is characterized by the moduli space metric.

Results enhance understanding of black hole-brane interactions in different regimes.

Abstract

We consider a one-brane probe in the presence of a five-dimensional black hole in the classical limit. The velocity-dependent force on a slowly-moving probe is characterized by a metric on the probe moduli space. This metric is computed for large black holes using low-energy supergravity, and for small black holes using D-brane gauge theory. The results are compared.