Transient Astrophysical Pulses and Quantum Gravity
arXiv:0805.2941 · doi:10.1142/S0218271808013984
Abstract
Searches for transient astrophysical pulses could open an exciting new window into the fundamental physics of quantum gravity. In particular, an evaporating primordial black hole in the presence of an extra dimension can produce a detectable transient pulse. Observations of such a phenomenon can in principle explore the electroweak energy scale, indicating that astrophysical probes of quantum gravity can successfully complement the exciting new physics expected to be discovered in the near future at the Large Hadron Collider.
7 pages, This essay received an honorable mention in the Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition, 2008
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