Black Holes at the LHC
arXiv:0802.2218 · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88460-6_10
Abstract
In these two lectures, we will address the topic of the creation of small black holes during particle collisions in a ground-based accelerator, such as LHC, in the context of a higher-dimensional theory. We will cover the main assumptions, criteria and estimates for their creation, and we will discuss their properties after their formation. The most important observable effect associated with their creation is likely to be the emission of Hawking radiation during their evaporation process. After presenting the mathematical formalism for its study, we will review the current results for the emission of particles both on the brane and in the bulk. We will finish with a discussion of the methodology that will be used to study these spectra, and the observable signatures that will help us identify the black-hole events.
37 pages, 14 figures, lectures presented in the 4th Aegean Summer School on Black Holes, 17-22 September 2007, Lesvos, Greece, typos corrected, comments and references added
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