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No horizons in pp-waves

Hubeny, Veronika E.; Rangamani, Mukund

Authors

Veronika E. Hubeny

Mukund Rangamani



Abstract

We argue that pp-wave backgrounds can not admit event horizons. We also comment on pp-wave generalizations which would admit horizons and show that there exists a black string solution which asymptotes to a five dimensional plane wave background.

Citation

Hubeny, V. E., & Rangamani, M. (2002). No horizons in pp-waves. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2002(11), https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2002/11/021

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Nov 1, 2002
Deposit Date Feb 29, 2008
Journal Journal of High Energy Physics
Print ISSN 1126-6708
Electronic ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2002
Issue 11
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2002/11/021
Keywords Penrose limit, pp-wave background, Classical theories gravity, Black holes.