Publications (43)
Numerical Methods for Finding Stationary Gravitational Solutions
Oscar J. C. Dias, Jorge E. Santos, Benson Way
The wide applications of higher dimensional gravity and gauge/gravity duality have fuelled the search for new stationary solutions of the Einstein equation (possibly coupled to mat…
New islands of stability with double-trace deformations
Ramon Masachs, Benson Way
We assess the role of a resonant spectrum in the AdS instability, and quantify the extent to which breaking the resonant spectrum of AdS can restore stability. Specifically, we stu…
Dissonant Black Droplets and Black Funnels
Sebastian Fischetti, Jorge E. Santos, Benson Way
A holographic field theory on a fixed black hole background has a gravitational dual represented by a black funnel or a black droplet. These states are "detuned" when the temperatu…
The Black Ring is Unstable
Jorge E. Santos, Benson Way
We study non-axisymmetric linearised gravitational perturbations of the Emparan-Reall black ring using numerical methods. We find an unstable mode whose onset lies within the "fat"…
The large D effective theory of black strings in AdS
David Licht, Ryotaku Suzuki, Benson Way
We study black strings/funnels and other black hole configurations in AdS that correspond to different phases of the dual CFT in black hole backgrounds, employing different approac…
Towards a violation of cosmic censorship
Benjamin E. Niehoff, Jorge E. Santos, Benson Way
Numerical evidence suggests that the superradiant instability of Kerr-AdS black holes and "black resonators" evolves to smaller and smaller scales towards a "limiting" black resona…